NCT07366424

Evaluating the Impact of "CHUT OTONOM®" Footwear on the Spatio-temporal Parameters of Walking and the Risk of Falls in Elderly People at High Risk of Falling.

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 94 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Footwear is one of the extrinsic factors that can cause falls in older adults. Indeed, ill-fitting or worn shoes or slippers that do not support the foot properly, have slippery soles or high heels can contribute to falls. The quality of footwear is a modifiable risk factor that must be addressed to reduce the risk of falling. Therefore, examining the feet and assessing footwear are an integral part of the clinical evaluation of older adults at risk of falling, Older patients are advised to wear shoes and to limit the use of slippers or slipper socks, which do not provide adequate support for the feet and may increase the risk of falls. In this regard, in November 2020, the French National Authority for Health (HAS) published best practice recommendations entitled "The feet of older people: medical approach and podiatric care." INNOTHERA Laboratories recently designed a new line of shoes, called CHUT OTONOM®, featuring a patented outsole whose effectiveness in terms of stability has been proven in healthy subjects.

Conditions

• Falls in the Elderly

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	"CHUT OTONOM®" shoes from Innothera Laboratories	The patient will be asked to put on, depending on the group to which they have been randomized, Sequence 1: "CHUT OTONOM®" shoes from Innothera Laboratories to perform the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, the one-leg balance test, and the treadmill recording (GaitRite) for 5 minutes. After a 15-minute rest period, the same measurements will then be taken with their usual shoes.
DEVICE	"CHUT OTONOM®" shoes from Innothera Laboratories	The patient will be asked to put on, depending on the group to which they have been randomized, Sequence 2: "Their usual shoes to perform the TUG, the one-leg stand test, and the treadmill recording (GaitRite) for 5 minutes. After a 15-minute rest period, the same measurements will then be taken with the "CHUT OTONOM®" shoes from Innothera Laboratories

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-31
• Primary completion: 2027-02-07
• Completion: 2027-02-07
• First posted: 2026-01-26
• Last updated: 2026-01-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France