NCT05802914 is a NA clinical trial of Back Exosuit in Low Back Pain, sponsored by Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

Who is sponsoring NCT05802914?

NCT05802914 is sponsored by Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT05802914?

Interventions in NCT05802914: Back Exosuit.

What condition does NCT05802914 study?

NCT05802914 studies Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Low Back Injury.

Is NCT05802914 still recruiting?

NCT05802914 is currently completed. Last updated 14 May 2025.

Last reviewed 2025-05-14 · How we verify

NCT05802914

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Soft Active Back Exosuit to Reduce Workplace Back Pain

Completed NA Last updated 14 May 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Back Exosuit in Low Back Pain in 97 participants. Completed in 26 April 2025.

Timeline

8 February 2023

Primary endpoint
26 April 2025

26 April 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	97
Start date	8 February 2023
Primary completion	26 April 2025
Estimated completion	26 April 2025
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Back Exosuit

Conditions studied

Low Back Pain — all drugs for Low Back Pain →
Musculoskeletal Pain — all drugs for Musculoskeletal Pain →
Low Back Injury — all drugs for Low Back Injury →

Sponsor

Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Low Back Pain or Musculoskeletal Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a wearable back exosuit can make it safer and easier for workers who bend, lift, and lower objects in an industrial setting. Many studies have shown that wearable back exoskeletons or exosuits can provide helpful forces making a person's back muscles work less. It is believed that exosuits can lower a person's level of workplace effort and fatigue, making it less likely for them to have back pain at work. Back exosuits could be a solution to make a job easier, but how well they work in the real-world over a long period of time is unclear. The investigators want to know if workers who wear a back exosuit during the workday will have lower rates of lower back pain or injury than those who are not wearing a back exosuit. The investigators also want to know how well exosuit technology integrates into the workplace (for example, how this technology improves or hinders job performance). Participants will be randomized into an exosuit group or control group. Participants in the exosuit group will be given a back exosuit that they can use as much as they want at work. All participants will complete surveys monthly. Researchers will compare the exosuit group to the control group to see if using a back exosuit in a workplace can reduce a person's risk and impact of low back injury or pain. The investigators also want to see if a back exosuit impacts job productivity and if participants find the exosuit becomes useful or bothersome over time.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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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)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05802914 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Last refreshed: 14 May 2025

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