Clinical trial NCT06716957: The Effectiveness of Different Exercises in Scoliosis
Official title: Effectiveness of Schroth Exercises and Dynamic Stabilization Exercises in Individuals With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Scoliosis
Adolescent Scoliosis
Lead sponsor: Uskudar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-04
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 9
Maximum age (years): 17
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of stabilization exercises integrated with Schroth exercises on quality of life, trunk rotation angle, body awareness and sleep quality in young people with scoliosis.

Detailed description: The study will include adolescents who come to Bursa Eforfiz Healthy Living Center for outpatient treatment. Participants will be selected from adolescents between the ages of 10-17. Participants will first read the voluntary consent form and if they agree to participate in the study, they will then be evaluated by a physiotherapist. First, the demographic information of the participants will be questioned and then the evaluation will be done in a single session. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups. These will be the control group and the exercise group. Both groups will perform the determined exercises for 8 weeks in a private clinic with a physiotherapist. Only scales, forms and surveys with Turkish reliability and validity studies will be used in the evaluation methods. The surveys will be uploaded to the digital environment and filled in with the physiotherapist according to the participant's answers. All collected data will be scored by the physiotherapist in accordance with the scoring systems and the obtained data will be evaluated using the SPSS program.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being between 9-17 years of age
* Having a primary curve between 10-40 degrees according to the Cobb method
* Having typical S or C scoliosis
* Being willing to participate in the study
* Having the cognitive capacity to cooperate with the guidance of a physiotherapist

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a BMI over 30 kg/m2
* Having any neurological, orthopedic, cardiopulmonary disorders other than the diagnosis of scoliosis
* Having had any injuries related to the musculoskeletal system in the last 6 months
* Being unable to fulfill exercise requirements for any reason

Primary outcomes:
measure: Scoliosis Research Society-22
timeFrame: 14 weeks
measure: Walter Reed Visual Assessment
timeFrame: 14 weeks
measure: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
timeFrame: 14 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bursa
country: Turkey
facility: Bursa Eforfiz Healthy Living Center
Study officials:
affiliation: Uskudar University
name: Sude Asya ALŞAN MOVAHHEDİ
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Almahmoud OH, Baniodeh B, Musleh R, Asmar S, Zyada M, Qattousah H. Overview of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and associated factors: a scoping review. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2023 Nov 21;35(6):437-441. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2023-0166. eCollection 2023 Dec 1.
citation: Mohamed N, Acharya V, Schreiber S, Parent EC, Westover L. Effect of adding Schroth physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercises to standard care in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis on posture assessed using surface topography: A secondary analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). PLoS One. 2024 Apr 30;19(4):e0302577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302577. eCollection 2024.
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