Evaluation of Trunk Assistance Exoskeleton

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Conditions studied: Exoskeleton Device

In brief

The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate the effect of three different designs of trunk assistance exoskeletons on cumulative lumbar load, trunk extensors' muscular fatigue and comfort in healthy volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer is: will exoskeletons reduce muscle fatigue and cumulative lumbar load. Participants will : * get each exoskeletons adjusted and then practice the lifting task and measurement sequence in a first session * perform a lifting task for 4 blocks of 20 minutes on different sessions for each exoskeleton, another session is performed without assistance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07084974

Run by

TOPMED

People needed

20

Starts

2025-06-04

Expected to finish

2026-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Being able to communicate in french

You may not qualify if…

• Back pain in the last year
• Back pain for more than a week in the years prior
• Musculoskeletal injury in the last year
• Trunk musculoskeletal system surgery in the last year
• Scoliosis diagnostic
• Systemic illness, degenerative disease or syndrome related to the trunk musculoskeletal or nervous system
• Body mass index over 35 kg/m\^2
• History of neurological damage
• Any contraindication to the practice of physical activity
• Incapacity to perform the lifting task at the specified rythm
• Medication with a negative impact on balance

Where it is running

• TOPMED — Québec, Quebec, Canada (enrolling)

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