Evaluation of Trunk Assistance Exoskeleton

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18-65
SponsorTOPMED

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

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

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