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Analysis of the Biomechanics of Walking

NCT02547285 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2015-09-11

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Summary

The proportion of people aged 60 and over in the French population has increased from 18% in 1970 to over 22% in 2010.

One major problem in the elderly is falling. About half of these falls cause a minor injury and between 5% and 25% will cause a more serious injury such as a fracture or a sprain (Alexander et al., 1992; Nevitt et al., 1991).

It therefore seems essential to study the locomotion of seniors to limit the maximum risk of falling into a public health measure.

Two factors may be involved:

1. The first corresponds to factors related to natural aging topics
2. The second is the environment that is a real problem for seniors (Rolling showers, presence of works ....) And especially the port of inappropriate footwear.

Indeed, most of the elderly, institutionalized or not, do not wear proper shoes. It is this parameter that will be highlighted in our study.

Conditions

  • Elderly People
  • Falls

Interventions

OTHER

Shoes characteristics

A single parameter of shoe vary for each test (Different insole, heel height, stem length ...)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Roger OUILLON, MD · CHU de SAINT-ETIENNE

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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