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Walking sticks may boost mobility for spine imbalance patients

NCT ID NCT07127250

Symptom relief Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether using walking sticks can help people with a forward-leaning spine (sagittal imbalance) walk longer distances. Thirty-five adults aged 50 and older who do not currently use walking sticks will test them for 3 months. Researchers will measure how far they can walk in 6 minutes and track daily steps with a pedometer.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
walking sticks
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that simple walking sticks help people with spinal imbalance walk farther and stay active.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 35 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It is also not a treatment for the underlying spine condition.

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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 35 people

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

Started

Nov 2025

Expected to finish

Feb 2028

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

50 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult ≥ 50 years * VAS (Sagittal Vertical Axis, C7-S1, EoS (clinical follow-up)) \> 5cm * Able to do transfers alone * Able to walk 10 minutes or 400 meters in a row * Self-reported Walking difficulties * Person living at home * Person willing and consenting to participate in the study * Health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of walking sticks * Advanced and symptomatic osteoarthritis of the lower limbs * Static disorder of the fixed spine * Introduction of a straightening brace in the 3 months preceding the start of the study * Static disorder explained by infectious, tumoral, congenital or neurodegenerative pathologies * Uncompensated lower-limb length inequality (\> 2cm) * Lower limb motor deficit * Upper limb pathology preventing cane use * Proprioceptive or vestibular pathology * Inability to write, speak or read French * Cognitive and/or behavioral disorders * Participation in other research on spinal balance and/or gait, or that could influence these factors during the study period * People under tutorship or curatorship * Free state medical assistance

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

vertebral column disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Static spinal disorder

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Service de rééducation et de réadaptation de l'appareil locomoteur et des pathologies du rachis.Hôpital Cochin

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75014, France