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Lumbar Assistive Exoskeletons in Caregiving (ExoCare)

U

University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain
Healthy
Musculoskeletal Injury
Low Back Pain

Treatments

Device: Exoskeleton

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05473208
ExoCare

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized control trial will be conducted, for evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of a lower back assistive exoskeleton on the caregivers working in nursing homes.

Enrollment

50 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • nursing home caregivers

Exclusion criteria

  • pregnancy
  • presence of condition that prevents from the use of a lumbar exoskeleton

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

50 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group
No Intervention group
Description:
Participants randomly assigned to control group will not wear an exoskeleton during working hours.
Exoskeleton Group
Experimental group
Description:
Participants randomly assigned to exoskeleton group will be given instructions and explanations on how to use/adjust/loosen the exoskeleton, and after a period of familiarisation, they will be wearing an exoskeleton during their working hours for a period of one year.
Treatment:
Device: Exoskeleton

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Maialen Aiestaran, MsC; Ana Rodriguez Larrad, PhD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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