New wearable gadget aims to take the ache out of back pain
NCT ID NCT07195422
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a wearable device called Japet.W+ that supports the lower back. Researchers want to see if wearing it during daily activities reduces pain and helps people move better. About 102 adults with chronic low back pain will either use the device plus standard care or standard care alone. The main goal is pain relief, with secondary goals like improved quality of life and less medication use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Japet.W+ wearable back support device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could offer a new, drug-free option to ease chronic low back pain and improve daily activities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (102 people) testing a device, not a cure. Results may not apply to everyone, and the device may not reduce pain significantly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Non-specific chronic low back pain with active discopathy OR Non-specific chronic low back pain without active discopathy, * 18 years ≤ Age \< 80 years, * Average pain intensity (VAS) over the last week ≥ 40/100, * Patient affiliated to the health social security system, * Patient able to understand the information relating to the study and to sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Specific low back pain (infectious, inflammatory, tumorous, or traumatic in origin). * Motor neurological deficits (peripheral or central). * Extrapyramidal syndrome. * Treatment with implanted neurostimulation. * Severe heart or circulatory disease or respiratory problems. * Arthrodesis or disc replacement. * Surgery for herniated disc (\<3 months). * Spinal fracture or floating ribs (\<3 months). * Skin lesions on the trunk, history of contusions or skin lesions following traction of the trunk. * Pregnancy. * Patients who cannot tolerate the JAPET.W+ device during an initial trial. * Patients under guardianship, curatorship, or legal protection. * Participation in another clinical trial. * Patients who have worn a device designed to reduce lower back pain regularly during the 2 weeks prior to inclusion (lumbar belt, corset, exoskeleton).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, France
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Hôpital de Cochin, APHP
RECRUITINGParis, 75014, France
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