Preserving Autonomy Through Foot Health: a Study on the Acceptability of a Program Including Various Workshops for the Elderly (MINIPAS)

Préserver Son Autonomie Par la santé du Pied : Etude d'acceptabilité d'un Programme Incluant différents Ateliers Chez Les Personnes âgées

Every year in France, 2 million falls by people over 65 are responsible for 10,000 deaths, the leading cause of accidental death, and more than 130,000 hospitalizations.

The investigators will combine minimalist footwear, plantar massage, and workshops to re-learn walking and posture. The main objective of this study is to verify the acceptability and feasibility of this program among the elderly.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Falling
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Program Including Various Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health

Detailed Description

Study participants will benefit from a plantar massage session (5-10 min massage performed by a podiatrist) and one posture and walking workshop per week, also supervised by the podiatrist. Minimalist shoes have been purchased by the centers and used during the workshops. They will also be available to participants outside the workshops for the duration of the study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 59
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Beaulieu, France, 43800
    • EHPAD "Foyer Notre-Dame"
  • Brives-Charensac, France, 43700
    • EHPAD "Vert-Bocage"
  • Le Puy En Velay, France, 43000
    • Ssiad " Amadom43 "
  • Le Puy-en-Velay, France, 43000
    • EHPAD Nazareth
  • Vals Pres Le Puy, France, 43750
    • EHPAD Foyer " Saint-Dominique "

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• People over 65 years of age
• Able to walk independently with or without a walking aid (cane, walker, etc.)
• Persons affiliated with a social security system or assimilated
• Persons (participants, guardians, or curators where applicable) who have been informed and have given their written consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People with a contraindication to wearing minimalist shoes
• Persons unable to participate in the various workshops
• Refusal to participate in research
• Persons under court protection
• Persons unable to walk
• Persons with any other contraindication at the investigator's discretion

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health; Study participants will benefit from a plantar massage session (5-10 min foot massage) and one posture and walking workshop per week, supervised by a trained health professional. Minimalist shoes have been purchased by the centers and used during the workshops. They will also be available to participants outside the workshops for the duration of the study.

Other: Program Including Various Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health; Combination of minimalist footwear, foot massages, and workshops to re-learn walking and posture

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The acceptability of foot health workshops conducted by a podiatrist with elderly people	Participant acceptability will be assessed by workshop attendance rates.	At the end of the 12 weeks program

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Foot Length measurement	In centimeters (cm)	Before and immediately after the intervention
The distance of the center of gravity from the center	Thanks to the stabilometry platform	Before and immediately after the intervention
Measurement of bearing surface and force distribution in static position	Thanks to the stabilometry platform	Before and immediately after the intervention
Joint capacity for ankle flexion and extension	Measured by the Weight-Bearing Lunge Test	Before and immediately after the intervention
Fear of falling scale	Numerical scale from 0 to 10 (0 meaning no fear and 10 the worst fear imaginable)	Before and immediately after the intervention
The risk of falling	Timed up and go test	Before and immediately after the intervention
Foot pain scale	Numerical scale from 0 to 10 (0 meaning no pain and 10 the worst pain imaginable)	Before and immediately after the intervention
Number and type of foot disorders		Before and immediately after the intervention
Number of hours shoes used		Immediately after the intervention
A specifically made satisfaction questionnaire	To evaluate participants' perception of the minimalist footwear and the various workshops (foot massage and walking)	Immediately after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): July 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 12, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 14, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): May 20, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 22, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 21, 2024
• Last Verified: August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: RIPH2-FUNDENBERGER-MINIPAS; 2024-A00086-41 (Other Identifier: ID-RCB)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No