Comparative Study of Static and Dynamic Back Supports for Lower Back Pain

Wolfson Medical Center (WMC)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Treatments: Device: Dynamic back support; Device: Static back support

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01269619

HUG-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lower back pain is one of the most common conditions affecting humans. Lower back supports are a common device used in order to alleviate the pain. All the available back supports are wrapped around the lower back and abdomen and act as static support devices. "The hug" is a new dynamic back support where the participant actively improves his/her posture and strengthens the muscle of the lower back. This trial compares both devices and their effect on reducing lower back pain.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recurrent back pain
• use analgesics

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women
• malignancy
• infection
• neurological condition
• surgical candidate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Dynamic

Experimental group

Description:

Use of Dynamic back support

Treatment:

Device: Dynamic back support

Static

Active Comparator group

Description:

Use of static back support

Treatment:

Device: Static back support