Interest of Walking Sticks to Increase Walking Activity of People With Sagittal Imbalance of Spine
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Static Spinal Disorder
In brief
The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the impact of using walking sticks on walking perimeter in people with anterior spinal imbalance.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07127250
- Run by
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
- People needed
- 35
- Starts
- 2025-11-25
- Expected to finish
- 2028-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-03
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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
You may not qualify if…
- 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
Where it is running
- Service de rééducation et de réadaptation de l'appareil locomoteur et des pathologies du rachis.Hôpital Cochin — Paris, France (enrolling)
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