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Evaluation of a Foot Health Program Including Minimalist Shoes on Fall Risk Factors in Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Pilot Study
Led by Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux · Updated on 2025-08-03
50
Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying the impact of a foot health program that includes minimalist footwear on mobility and fall risk factors in older adults living in nursing homes. This pilot study focuses on people aged 65 and older, aiming to improve their foot health and reduce falls, which are a leading cause of accidental death and hospitalization in this group in France. The program lasts 12 weeks and is divided into three phases. The first phase involves weekly individual plantar massage sessions combined with foot stimulation exercises. The second phase introduces weekly workshops on foot mobility, posture, and walking, during which participants start wearing minimalist shoes provided free of charge. The third phase continues with these workshops while participants wear the minimalist shoes both during and outside the sessions. Participants will attend weekly workshops and receive foot massages by trained health professionals. Researchers will measure changes in mobility before and immediately after the program. They will also assess factors like balance, toe strength, ankle movement, fear of falling, foot pain, shoe satisfaction, shoe usage hours, and the number of falls before, after, and up to 12 weeks following the program. The study aims to monitor these outcomes to understand how the program affects fall risk over time.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Evaluation of a Foot Health Program Incorporating Minimalist Footwear on Fall Risk Factors in Older People Living in Senior Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- People over 65 years of age
- Able to walk independently with or without a walking aid (cane, walker, etc.)
- Affiliated with a social security system or equivalent
- Participants or their guardians have given informed written consent to participate
You will not qualify if you...
- People who already wear minimalist shoes
- People with contraindications to wearing minimalist shoes
- People wearing orthopedic shoes prescribed by a health professional
- People currently in a falls prevention program
- Persons unable to walk
- Persons with any other contraindications as decided by the investigator
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 3 weeks
Participants receive weekly individual plantar massage sessions combined with foot stimulation exercises.
1 visit per week (in-person)
Duration - 3 weeks
Participants attend weekly workshops focusing on foot mobility, posture, and walking while being introduced to minimalist shoes.
1 visit per week (in-person)
Duration - 6 weeks
Participants continue weekly foot health workshops with minimalist shoes and are encouraged to use the shoes independently outside the workshops.
1 visit per week (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
Ehpad les Cèdres
Beaux, France, 43200
Actively Recruiting
2
Ehpad Paradis
Espaly-Saint-Marcel, France, 43000
Active, Not Recruiting
3
Ehpad Le Vergé de Léa
Le Puy-en-Velay, France, 43000
Active, Not Recruiting
4
Ehpad Nazareth
Le Puy-en-Velay, France, 43000
Actively Recruiting
5
Ehpad Saint Joseph
Le Puy-en-Velay, France, 43000
Actively Recruiting
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
1
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