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Healthy spine data could improve back pain care
NCT ID NCT01406743
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to collect reference measurements of the spine and pelvis from 161 healthy adults using a low-dose X-ray system called EOS. By understanding what a normal, pain-free spine looks like, researchers hope to better diagnose and treat people with back pain. Participants must be over 18, have no significant back pain, and not be pregnant.
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 provide a baseline of normal spine measurements, helping doctors better diagnose and treat back pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment, so it won't directly help patients. Results may not apply to all populations.
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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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161 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2011
- Finished
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Dec 2013
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects of more than 18 years old * Both genders * Woman under efficient contraception (if not menopause) * EVA \< 2 for the rachis (lumbar vertebra and radiculaire), * Score ODI ≤ 20 % * Given informed consent * Subject with French health system Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or feeding women * Subject having a follow-up of the back or a regular back pain, * Subject presenting lower limbs pathology which can have an echo on the rachis such as a length disparity or a flexum * Subject with spine and pelvis surgery antecedents. * Person placed under protection of justice
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Spine Unit 2, University Hospital
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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