Effects of Footwear Suitability on Functional Performance and Balance in Elderly

Tuba Maden

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging Disorder; Aging; Aging Problems

Treatments: Other: Footwear Assessment Score

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04151654

2016-06

Details and patient eligibility

About

Proper footwear serves to protect the foot against external factors. Balance and functional performance are affected by the level of footwear suitability. This study was designed to investigate the effects of footwear suitability on functional performance levels and balance in the elderly.

Full description

The function of proper a footwear is to protect the foot against external factors. Balance and functional performance are affected by the level of footwear suitability. Particularly in elderly who have generally balance disorders and falling, footwear suitability is very important. Thus this study was designed to investigate the effects of footwear suitability on functional performance level and balance in elderly. The Footwear Assessment Score was used to assess parameters such as the design materials for footwear (upper and base), bending point, width, height of the toe box, getting out of the foot when walking, heel height, footwear style, wearing of the heel, and the distance between the longest toe and the end of the footwear. Thus, footwear was evaluated in many parameters.

In the literature, there are studies in which footwear was evaluated in only parameter such as height of heel.

Enrollment: 154 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subject has not musculoskeletal injury within the last year.
• Subject has not needed gait assistance for ambulation.

Exclusion criteria

• History of psychiatric, neurological and cognitive diseases.
• history of visual and hearing problems.
• Has poor coordination.
• History of chronic diseases and acute pain.
• has diabetic foot.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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154 participants in 1 patient group

assessment1

Other group

Description:

İt is assessment study. Assessment1 was evaluated for all test with and without footwear.

Treatment:

Other: Footwear Assessment Score