Pedal away pain: home bikes tested for back relief
NCT ID NCT04075539
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a connected exercise bike at home, along with usual care, can improve daily activities for people with lumbar spinal stenosis—a condition that causes leg and back pain when walking. About 302 adults aged 50 and older with confirmed spinal narrowing will be randomly assigned to either home cycling plus usual care or usual care alone. The main goal is to see if cycling reduces activity limitations after 4 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 302 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * age ≥ 50 year-old * radicular claudication (i.e. walking-induced low back, buttock and/or leg pain, relieved in siting and/or lumbar flexion positions) diagnosed by a physician * MRI or CT-scan findings consistent with LSS reported on a written radiology report provided by a board-certified radiologist or a resident in radiology Exclusion Criteria: * inability to speak and/or read French language * inability or refusal to perform ergometric bicycle at home * patients already having an ergometric bicycle at home * history of lumbar spine surgery in the previous 12 months * cognitive disorders * severe neurologic or vascular disorders involving the lower limbs * contraindication to a rehabilitation program assessed by medical examination * people under tutorship or curatorship * protected adults
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service de Rééducation et de Réadaptation de l'Appareil Locomoteur et des Pathologies du Rachis, Hôpital Cochin
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France