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Translation of Robotic Apparel for Alleviating Low Back Pain
NCT05736393 · Boston University Charles River Campus · Updated 30 Sept 2026
- What is being tested
- Back Exosuit
- For
- Low Back Pain
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years to 70 years. About 44 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- United States
- When
- Starts or started 15 March 2024, ends 10 May 2025. Registered 21 Feb 2023.
- Results
- Posted on the registry on 30 Sept 2026.
In the researchers' words
This is a NIAMS-sponsored clinical trial being conducted through the NIH Helping to End Addition Long-term (HEAL) Initiative's Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program. This is a single-arm controlled trial with individuals aged 18-70 with low back pain (LBP). This study investigates the effect(s) of augmenting physical therapy (PT) interventions with the use of an experimental wearable soft robotic device ('exosuit').
Sites
- Boston University Physical Therapy CenterBoston, Massachusetts, United States