Postural BalancePOSTURADULTNCT00926432
Postural Balance of the Adult
A study testing EOS™ Acquisition in people with Postural Balance, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
Description of the geometrical configuration of the skeleton with regard to gravity line by patients suffering from spinal disorders that may induce postural troubles Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Postural Balance
- What is being tested?
- EOS™ Acquisition
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 26 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- Jul 2009to Dec 2010
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Affiliated to social insurance
- Informed of the benefits, the risks and the conduction of the study and have given their free informed consent.
- For Patients
- Medical prescription for an EOS™ exam, or for Frontal AND Lateral full-spine radiographs or for a pangonogram.
- For Healthy Volunteers
- 50 years old
Who cannot join
- For Patients
- Patients that neither need any EOS™ exam, nor Face \& Lateral full-spine radiographs, nor pangonogram.
- For Healthy Volunteers
- Children or young adults (<50)
- Psychiatric or neurologic deficit.
- Anterior Surgery of Spine or inferior Member
- Chronic back pain
- Recent acute back Pain
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
France1 site
Unité de Pathologie Rachidienne Tripode CHU Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba-Léon
Bordeaux, 33076
About this study
Official title: 3D Evaluation of Postural Balance of the Adult Affected by Postural Trouble, Using EOS™ Images and 3D-reconstructions With Regard to Gravity Line.
Description of the geometrical configuration of the skeleton with regard to gravity line by patients suffering from spinal disorders that may induce postural troubles
Read the detailed description
In clinical routine, 3D analysis of postural balance is only made using clinical examination. When dealing with specific pathologies, in particular spine disorders, a better understanding of the balance could help better treat and prevent late complications. This prospective study aims at describing the pathologies of the musculoskeletal system using 3D reconstruction of the spine, the pelvis and the inferior limbs with regard to gravity line by patients suffering from postural trouble and defining new parameters to assess postural balance
- Conditions
- Postural Balance
- Being tested
- EOS™ Acquisition
- Keywords
- Balance, Spine disorders, equilibrium
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
EOS™ AcquisitionDevice
Double Incidence Postero Anterior and Lateral full body low-dose X-ray acquisition on EOS™ device following SOP of the service of radiology.
EOS™ AcquisitionDevice
Double Incidence Postero Anterior and Lateral full body low-dose X-ray acquisition on EOS™ device following SOP of the service of radiology.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy volunteers | Other | Small group of aged healthy volunteers Receives: Device: EOS™ Acquisition |
| Patients | Other | Patients consulting for spine disorders that may or may not have postural troubles Receives: Device: EOS™ Acquisition |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To assess the three-dimensional geometrical configuration of the skeleton with respect to the gravity line on a large population of patient presenting a broad spectrum of pathologies inducing postural imbalance.
Measured: 1 day
Secondary outcomes (5)
3D Position of the middle of acoustic meati, of each vertebral body, of the center of both acetabula and the barycentre of the four condyles with respect to the gravity line.
Measured: 1 day
Morphologic and positioning parameters of the pelvis (pelvic incidence, pelvic version, sacral slope & pelvic radius)
Measured: 1 day
Kyphosis, lordosis and sinopelvic balance
Measured: 1 day
To validate the measure of femoral and tibial torsion using EOS™ images
Measured: 1 day
influence of position change on the evaluation of changes in postural balance following surgery
Measured: After surgery
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Jun 2009 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2009
- Primary completionDec 2010
- Study completionDec 2010
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (30)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Postural BalanceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University Hospital, BordeauxThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 26 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- EOS imaging Inc.
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Jean-Marc VITAL, Professor, Principal investigator, Hospital University, BordeauxWafa SKALLI, PhD, Pr, Study director, Laboratoire de Biomécanique Arts et Metiers ParisTech-CNRS UMR 8005
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00926432
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CHUBX 2008/32
- Other IDs
- 2008-A011652-53
- Acronym
- POSTURADULT
- Status last verified
- May 2013
- First submitted
- 18 Jun 2009
- Last updated
- 28 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Dubousset J, Charpak G, Skalli W, Kalifa G, Lazennec JY. [EOS stereo-radiography system: whole-body simultaneous anteroposterior and lateral radiographs with very low radiation dose]. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2007 Oct;93(6 Suppl):141-3. doi: 10.1016/s0035-1040(07)92729-4. No abstract available. French.
PubMed 18033112Schwab F, Lafage V, Boyce R, Skalli W, Farcy JP. Gravity line analysis in adult volunteers: age-related correlation with spinal parameters, pelvic parameters, and foot position. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Dec 1;31(25):E959-67. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000248126.96737.0f.
PubMed 17139212Skalli W, Zeller RD, Miladi L, Bourcereau G, Savidan M, Lavaste F, Dubousset J. Importance of pelvic compensation in posture and motion after posterior spinal fusion using CD instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 May 20;31(12):E359-66. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000219402.01636.87.
PubMed 16721280El Fegoun AB, Schwab F, Gamez L, Champain N, Skalli W, Farcy JP. Center of gravity and radiographic posture analysis: a preliminary review of adult volunteers and adult patients affected by scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jul 1;30(13):1535-40. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000167534.49069.e9.
PubMed 15990669Rillardon L, Campana S, Mitton D, Skalli W, Feydy A. [Evaluation of the intervertebral disc spaces with a low dose radiographic system]. J Radiol. 2005 Mar;86(3):311-9. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(05)81360-5. French.
PubMed 15908871Dubousset J, Charpak G, Dorion I, Skalli W, Lavaste F, Deguise J, Kalifa G, Ferey S. [A new 2D and 3D imaging approach to musculoskeletal physiology and pathology with low-dose radiation and the standing position: the EOS system]. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2005 Feb;189(2):287-97; discussion 297-300. French.
PubMed 16114859Vialle R, Levassor N, Rillardon L, Templier A, Skalli W, Guigui P. Radiographic analysis of the sagittal alignment and balance of the spine in asymptomatic subjects. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Feb;87(2):260-7. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02043.
PubMed 15687145Parent S, Labelle H, Skalli W, de Guise J. Vertebral wedging characteristic changes in scoliotic spines. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Oct 15;29(20):E455-62. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000142430.65463.3a.
PubMed 15480123Faro FD, Marks MC, Pawelek J, Newton PO. Evaluation of a functional position for lateral radiograph acquisition in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Oct 15;29(20):2284-9. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000142224.46796.a7.
PubMed 15480143Steib JP, Dumas R, Mitton D, Skalli W. Surgical correction of scoliosis by in situ contouring: a detorsion analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Jan 15;29(2):193-9. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000107233.99835.A4.
PubMed 14722414Gangnet N, Pomero V, Dumas R, Skalli W, Vital JM. Variability of the spine and pelvis location with respect to the gravity line: a three-dimensional stereoradiographic study using a force platform. Surg Radiol Anat. 2003 Nov-Dec;25(5-6):424-33. doi: 10.1007/s00276-003-0154-6. Epub 2003 Sep 16.
PubMed 13680185Dumas R, Steib JP, Mitton D, Lavaste F, Skalli W. Three-dimensional quantitative segmental analysis of scoliosis corrected by the in situ contouring technique. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Jun 1;28(11):1158-62. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000068242.29809.D0.
PubMed 12782985Rajnics P, Templier A, Skalli W, Lavaste F, Illes T. The association of sagittal spinal and pelvic parameters in asymptomatic persons and patients with isthmic spondylolisthesis. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2002 Feb;15(1):24-30. doi: 10.1097/00024720-200202000-00004.
PubMed 11891447Legaye J, Duval-Beaupere G, Hecquet J, Marty C. Pelvic incidence: a fundamental pelvic parameter for three-dimensional regulation of spinal sagittal curves. Eur Spine J. 1998;7(2):99-103. doi: 10.1007/s005860050038.
PubMed 9629932Jackson RP, Peterson MD, McManus AC, Hales C. Compensatory spinopelvic balance over the hip axis and better reliability in measuring lordosis to the pelvic radius on standing lateral radiographs of adult volunteers and patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Aug 15;23(16):1750-67. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199808150-00008.
PubMed 9728376
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- 3D Evaluation of Postural Balance of the Adult Affected by Postural Trouble, Using EOS™ Images and 3D-reconstructions With Regard to Gravity Line.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00926432
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- POSTURADULT / CHUBX 2008/32
- Conditions
- Postural Balance
- Keywords
- Balance, Spine disorders, equilibrium
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 26 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, BordeauxUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- EOS imaging Inc.
- Study start
- Jul 2009
- Primary completion
- Dec 2010 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Jun 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Description of the geometrical configuration of the skeleton with regard to gravity line by patients suffering from spinal disorders that may induce postural troubles
Detailed description
In clinical routine, 3D analysis of postural balance is only made using clinical examination. When dealing with specific pathologies, in particular spine disorders, a better understanding of the balance could help better treat and prevent late complications. This prospective study aims at describing the pathologies of the musculoskeletal system using 3D reconstruction of the spine, the pelvis and the inferior limbs with regard to gravity line by patients suffering from postural trouble and defining new parameters to assess postural balance
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy volunteers | Other | Device: EOS™ AcquisitionSmall group of aged healthy volunteers |
| Patients | Other | Device: EOS™ AcquisitionPatients consulting for spine disorders that may or may not have postural troubles |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Affiliated to social insurance
- Informed of the benefits, the risks and the conduction of the study and have given their free informed consent.
- For Patients
- Medical prescription for an EOS™ exam, or for Frontal AND Lateral full-spine radiographs or for a pangonogram.
- For Healthy Volunteers
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- For Patients
- Patients that neither need any EOS™ exam, nor Face \& Lateral full-spine radiographs, nor pangonogram.
- For Healthy Volunteers
- Children or young adults (<50)
- Psychiatric or neurologic deficit.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| EOS™ AcquisitionDouble Incidence Postero Anterior and Lateral full body low-dose X-ray acquisition on EOS™ device following SOP of the service of radiology. | Device | Healthy volunteers |
| EOS™ AcquisitionDouble Incidence Postero Anterior and Lateral full body low-dose X-ray acquisition on EOS™ device following SOP of the service of radiology. | Device | Patients |
Primary outcome
To assess the three-dimensional geometrical configuration of the skeleton with respect to the gravity line on a large population of patient presenting a broad spectrum of pathologies inducing postural imbalance.
Time frame: 1 day
5 secondary outcomes
3D Position of the middle of acoustic meati, of each vertebral body, of the center of both acetabula and the barycentre of the four condyles with respect to the gravity line.
Time frame: 1 day
Morphologic and positioning parameters of the pelvis (pelvic incidence, pelvic version, sacral slope & pelvic radius)
Time frame: 1 day
Kyphosis, lordosis and sinopelvic balance
Time frame: 1 day
To validate the measure of femoral and tibial torsion using EOS™ images
Time frame: 1 day
influence of position change on the evaluation of changes in postural balance following surgery
Time frame: After surgery
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 May 2026.
- Background: PubMed 18033112Dubousset J, Charpak G, Skalli W, Kalifa G, Lazennec JY. [EOS stereo-radiography system: whole-body simultaneous anteroposterior and lateral radiographs with very low radiation dose]. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2007 Oct;93(6 Suppl):141-3. doi: 10.1016/s0035-1040(07)92729-4. No abstract available. French.
- Background: PubMed 17139212Schwab F, Lafage V, Boyce R, Skalli W, Farcy JP. Gravity line analysis in adult volunteers: age-related correlation with spinal parameters, pelvic parameters, and foot position. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Dec 1;31(25):E959-67. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000248126.96737.0f.
- Background: PubMed 16721280Skalli W, Zeller RD, Miladi L, Bourcereau G, Savidan M, Lavaste F, Dubousset J. Importance of pelvic compensation in posture and motion after posterior spinal fusion using CD instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 May 20;31(12):E359-66. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000219402.01636.87.
- Background: PubMed 15990669El Fegoun AB, Schwab F, Gamez L, Champain N, Skalli W, Farcy JP. Center of gravity and radiographic posture analysis: a preliminary review of adult volunteers and adult patients affected by scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jul 1;30(13):1535-40. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000167534.49069.e9.
- Background: PubMed 15908871Rillardon L, Campana S, Mitton D, Skalli W, Feydy A. [Evaluation of the intervertebral disc spaces with a low dose radiographic system]. J Radiol. 2005 Mar;86(3):311-9. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(05)81360-5. French.
- Background: PubMed 16114859Dubousset J, Charpak G, Dorion I, Skalli W, Lavaste F, Deguise J, Kalifa G, Ferey S. [A new 2D and 3D imaging approach to musculoskeletal physiology and pathology with low-dose radiation and the standing position: the EOS system]. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2005 Feb;189(2):287-97; discussion 297-300. French.
- Background: PubMed 15687145Vialle R, Levassor N, Rillardon L, Templier A, Skalli W, Guigui P. Radiographic analysis of the sagittal alignment and balance of the spine in asymptomatic subjects. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Feb;87(2):260-7. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02043.
- Background: PubMed 15480123Parent S, Labelle H, Skalli W, de Guise J. Vertebral wedging characteristic changes in scoliotic spines. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Oct 15;29(20):E455-62. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000142430.65463.3a.
- Background: PubMed 15480143Faro FD, Marks MC, Pawelek J, Newton PO. Evaluation of a functional position for lateral radiograph acquisition in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Oct 15;29(20):2284-9. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000142224.46796.a7.
- Background: PubMed 14722414Steib JP, Dumas R, Mitton D, Skalli W. Surgical correction of scoliosis by in situ contouring: a detorsion analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Jan 15;29(2):193-9. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000107233.99835.A4.
- Background: PubMed 13680185Gangnet N, Pomero V, Dumas R, Skalli W, Vital JM. Variability of the spine and pelvis location with respect to the gravity line: a three-dimensional stereoradiographic study using a force platform. Surg Radiol Anat. 2003 Nov-Dec;25(5-6):424-33. doi: 10.1007/s00276-003-0154-6. Epub 2003 Sep 16.
- Background: PubMed 12782985Dumas R, Steib JP, Mitton D, Lavaste F, Skalli W. Three-dimensional quantitative segmental analysis of scoliosis corrected by the in situ contouring technique. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Jun 1;28(11):1158-62. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000068242.29809.D0.
Related trials for Postural Balance
Not yet recruitingObservational study
Postural Control and Balance Performance in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), Postural Assessment
Not yet recruiting
A Comparison of the Effects of Exercise Methods for Adolescent Hyperkyphosis on the Sensorimotor System
Kyphosis Postural Thoracic, Kyphosis
Recruiting
Effects of Alexander Technique Versus Feldenkrais Somatic Training in Patients With Text Neck Syndrome
Text Neck Syndrome
Not yet recruiting
Comparative Effects of Exercises on Reactive Balance and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
Recruiting
Effects of Custom 3D Printed Insoles and Short Foot Exercises in Pes Planus
Pes Planus
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jean-Marc VITAL, Professor principal investigator
Hospital University, Bordeaux
Wafa SKALLI, PhD, Pr study director
Laboratoire de Biomécanique Arts et Metiers ParisTech-CNRS UMR 8005
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing EOS™ Acquisition in people with Postural Balance, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 1 site in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
To assess the three-dimensional geometrical configuration of the skeleton with respect to the gravity line on a large population of patient presenting a broad spectrum of pathologies inducing postural imbalance. (time frame: 1 day). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00926432, which also lists 30 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 May 2026.