No phaseRecruitingHealthspan endpoint
Efficacy of Spinal Orthoses on Mobility in Older Adults With Hyperkyphosis
Effects of Two Thoracic Spinal Orthoses on Gait Biomechanics, Muscle Torque, and Physical Activity in Older Adults With Hyperkyphosis: A Four-Arm Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (Academic or other)
- Enrolment
- 100 planned
- Conditions
- Hyperkyphosis
- Interventions
- Triple-Adjustable Posture Corrector Manufacturer: Mercur®, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil; Generation Dynamic Osteoporosis Brace Manufacturer: Bort®, Weinstadt, Germany; Placebo Thoracic Orthosis
- Ages
- adults, older adults
- Registry
- NCT06970470
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
From the registry
This study investigates whether wearing a thoracic spinal orthosis (back brace) improves functional mobility in physically active older adults (60 years and older) with thoracic hyperkyphosis, an excessive forward curvature of the upper spine that is associated with slower walking, reduced muscle strength, and a higher risk of falls. Who can participate? Community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or older with thoracic hyperkyphosis (Cobb angle of 40 degrees or more), who walk independently without assistive devices and actively participate in the supervised exercise program for older adults (PIAFI) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. How does the study work? Participants are randomly assigned, in equal numbers, to one of four groups: 1. Triple-Adjustable Posture Corrector (Mercur, Brazil), a three-point pressure orthosis; 2. Generation Dynamic Osteoporosis Brace (Bort, Germany), a dynamic elastic-resistance orthosis; 3. Placebo orthosis, similar in appearance but without corrective function; 4. Control group, which does not…
Primary outcomes
- Change in Functional Mobility Score (FMS, 0-100 scale)
History
Study completion expected
Primary completion expected
Last registry update
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