Sports Bra for Breast Pain
(HOPE Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The goal of the proposed project is to evaluate a mechanical intervention (sports bras designed specifically for full busted women) to alleviate neck, shoulder, arm, and back pain in full-busted women and investigate the contribution of non-mechanical pathways associated with this type of pain in women. Specifically, we will investigate how sex-hormones, inflammation, and remapping of specific regions of the brain contribute to the manifestation of neck, shoulder, arm, and back pain in full-busted women across the lifespan.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Stacey L Gorniak, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Houston
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for women with larger busts who experience neck, shoulder, arm, or back pain. Participants may be of any age and should not have conditions that would prevent them from wearing a sports bra or participating in the study.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Interventional Sports bra
Trial Overview
The study tests whether specially designed sports bras can help reduce pain in full-busted women. It also looks at how hormones, inflammation, and brain changes might play a role in this type of pain.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Women with bra cup sizes D - I. Intervention group will undergo measurement of kinematic and kinetic data during physical activities at baseline and 3 months after receiving their interventional sports bras. Study questionnaires, pain measures, body composition, brain activity, and blood-based biomarkers will be collected at baseline and 3 months after receiving the interventional sports bras. Physical activity will be tracked via smartwatch for 3 months after baseline.
Women with bra cup sizes A - C. Control group will undergo measurement of kinematic and kinetic data during physical activities at baseline. Study questionnaires, pain measures, body composition, brain activity, and blood-based biomarkers will be collected at baseline. Physical activity will be tracked via smartwatch for 3 months after baseline.
Find a Clinic Near You
Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Houston
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Collaborator
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