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Foam pad on back belt: comfort boost or just hype?

NCT ID NCT07355790

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether adding a foam pad to a standard lumbar belt makes it more comfortable and improves back support. Fifteen healthy volunteers will wear the belt with and without the pad and rate their comfort. The goal is to see if a simple change can help people with low back pain feel better.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
lumbar belt with additional foam pad
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to more comfortable lumbar belts for people with low back pain.
What could go wrong
This is a very small study with only 15 healthy volunteers, not people with back pain. Results may not apply to real-world patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 15 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 50 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy volunteer, men or women, aged 18 to 50 years old without lumbar pathology. * Volunteer beneficiary of a social security scheme. * Volunteer informed about the study and having co-signed a consent form to participate to the study with the investigator Exclusion Criteria: * Protected persons * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Persons deprived of freedom, hospitalised without consent, hospitalised with other ends then research. * Adults under legal protection (protection of vulnerable adults) or not able to express consent. * Persons showing gait difficulties (test on treadmill) or with neurological/joint pathologies promoting falls (Parkinson, hemiplegia, …) * Patient seen by a doctor for lumbar pain in the 2 months prior to the inclusion. * Patient suffering from scoliosis * Refusal of consent * Contraindication to MRI * Patient carrying an internal electronic device (pacemaker, neurostimulator, insulin pump…) * Patient with known allergies to one of the product components (e.g. latex) * During the first MRI, volunteers showing prior signs of lower back pain or discopathy will be excluded.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Low Back Pain

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Healthy volunteer Low back pain

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Chu Saint Etienne

    RECRUITING

    Saint-Etienne, 42100, France

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