About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Being able to communicate in french
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Adjustment and practice session
- No trunk assistance
- Uplift Lite exoskeleton
- Biolift exoskeleton
- Laevo Flex exoskeleton
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
TOPMED
Lead sponsor
Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail
Collaborator
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada
Collaborator