High-Tech cameras reveal hidden walking changes in spine curvature
NCT ID NCT03536403
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special camera system (Vicon) to see how a curved spine (kyphosis) changes the way people walk. 36 healthy men wore a corset to temporarily create a curved spine, and the cameras measured their balance and movement. The goal was to see if this system could detect walking problems that regular X-rays miss.
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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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2020
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male subjects * Aged between 20 to 40 years * Height between 165 to 190 centimeters * Asymptomatic subjects from spinal point of view * BMI \< 30 kg/m² * Affiliated to French Social Security * Subjects having read the information note and signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with neurological, vestibular, rheumatological or orthopedic pathology which can influence walking and balance * Subjects with known spinal pathology * Subjects with visible morphologic spinal deformity * Subjects with significant visual impairment (visual acuity \< 6/10) despite an optical correction port * Subjects unable to walk without help * Person placed under the safeguard of justice, guardianship or curatorship * Subjects involved in other biomedical research during this study * Subjects presenting an asymptomatic spinal pathology discovered at the inclusion on the spinal EOS images.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rouen University Hospital
Rouen, France
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