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. 2023 May 1;18(5):e0283226.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283226. eCollection 2023.

Evaluation of the impact of non-slip socks on the motor recovery of elderly people in acute care hospitals: Protocol for a randomized, controlled trial study

Thomas Rulleau  1   2   3 , Lucie Planche  1 , Agnès Dorion  1 , Girolamo Soldani  2   3   4 , Cécile Blain  2   4 , Catherine Chapeleau  2 , Yves Bleher  4 , Cécile Da Silva  4 , Nathalie Launeau  4 , Emmanuelle Joguet  2 , Ronan Fevrier  2 , Romain Decours  2
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Evaluation of the impact of non-slip socks on the motor recovery of elderly people in acute care hospitals: Protocol for a randomized, controlled trial study

Thomas Rulleau et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Background: Older patients often arrive in acute care wards with inappropriate footwear. Hospitals may provide non-slip socks to improve the patients' safety. However, few studies have been conducted on the benefits of non-slip socks. A recent literature review found only two randomized controlled studies that evaluated non-slip socks, but the socks were not the primary focus of the studies. The aim of this study is therefore to specifically evaluate the benefits of non-slip socks on gait in hospitalized older people.

Methods: This open, randomized, controlled trial will include patients aged 75 years and over, hospitalized in an acute medical unit. Patients will be randomized to either remain barefoot or wear non-slip socks throughout their stay. The primary outcome is gait speed, assessed on Day 1 and Day 8.

Discussion: This randomized controlled trial should provide clinicians with a scientific rational for the recommendation, or not, of the use of non-slip socks for older patients in acute care hospitals.

Trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ on May 12, 2021 under the reference: NCT04882696 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04882696.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Template of content for the schedule of enrolment, interventions, and assessments.
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