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NCT03829631
Lumbar Brace Deployment in the Emergency Department for Benign Low Back Pain
NA trial testing Horizon 627 Lumbar Brace, Aspen Medical Company, Oak Canyon, Irvine, CA 92618 in Low Back Pain in 152 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 December 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Alberta |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 152 |
| Start date | 12 June 2019 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across Australia |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Horizon 627 Lumbar Brace, Aspen Medical Company, Oak Canyon, Irvine, CA 92618
Conditions studied
- Low Back Pain — all drugs for Low Back Pain →
- Brace — all drugs for Brace →
- Emergencies — all drugs for Emergencies →
- Pain — all drugs for Pain →
Sponsor
University of Alberta
Who can join
Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Low Back Pain or Brace. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Low back pain accounts for billions of dollars in health care expenditures. Most cases of back pain do not have a clear cause. Thus, low back pain management methods usually rely on targeting people' pain and discomfort. Painkillers, including opioids, are usually prescribed in the emergency departments for people with low back pain. But, like all medications, painkillers can have side effects, and some of those can be serious. There are also serious concerns about the overuse of painkillers. Thus, newer pain management methods are needed to reduce the use of painkillers in people with low back pain. Lumbar braces are one of the underutilized low back pain management methods in the emergency departments. Like crutches for leg and ankle injuries, they can minimise movements of the spine. This may decrease people pain and improve their function. This may also reduce the use of painkillers. In support of this approach, two recent studies conducted in a primary-care setting observed a reduction in the use of painkillers in people with low back pain who wore lumbar braces. The investigators are conducting this study to determine if wearing a lumbar brace for 4 weeks following emergency department presentation will reduce people's pain and discomfort and increase spine function. This may decrease the use of painkiller and future use of healthcare resources. This research study may also assist emergency-department staff with offering new recommendations to improve the quality of clinical decisions.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03829631 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alberta
- Last refreshed: 2 February 2026
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