New 3D X-Ray technique maps body alignment in posture disorders
NCT ID NCT00926432
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at how the skeleton is aligned with gravity in adults with postural problems. Researchers used a low-dose X-ray device called EOS to create 3D images of the spine and pelvis. The goal was to better understand the body's geometry in people with balance issues. The study involved 26 participants, including patients and healthy volunteers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better diagnose and treat postural problems by understanding how the skeleton aligns with gravity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 26 participants, so findings may not apply to everyone. It does not test a treatment.
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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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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jul 2009
- Finished
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Dec 2010
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Affiliated to social insurance * Informed of the benefits, the risks and the conduction of the study and have given their free informed consent. For Patients * Medical prescription for an EOS™ exam, or for Frontal AND Lateral full-spine radiographs or for a pangonogram. For Healthy Volunteers * 50 years old Exclusion Criteria: For Patients * Patients that neither need any EOS™ exam, nor Face \& Lateral full-spine radiographs, nor pangonogram. For Healthy Volunteers * Children or young adults (\<50) * Psychiatric or neurologic deficit. * Anterior Surgery of Spine or inferior Member * Chronic back pain * Recent acute back Pain
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Unité de Pathologie Rachidienne Tripode CHU Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba-Léon
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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