Clinical trial NCT04689295: The Effect of Schroth Method on Pain, Body Awareness and Quality of Life in Adolescent Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Official title: The Effect of Schroth Method on Pain, Body Awareness and Quality of Life in Adolescent Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Scoliosis
Keywords: Schroth
idiopathic scoliosis
pain
quality of life
body awareness
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-12-30
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 10
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study was aimed to compare the effect of Schroth therapy method, which is a 3-dimensional scoliosis exercise method, and traditional exercises on pain, body awareness and quality of life in young individuals with idiopathic scoliosis.

Detailed description: 38 individuals aged between 10-18 with the diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis will be participated in the study. Individuals (study group) underwent 1 hour exercise program 3 times a week for 6 weeks, and the individuals (control group) undervent a traditional exercise program once a week under supervision of physiotherapist for 6 weeks. During the rest of the week, same exercise program was given as a home program for at least half an hour a day and individuals will followed up. Individuals' subjective pain intensity will be assessed with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), pressure pain threshold by algometer, body awareness by Turkish version of Body Awareness Questionnaire and quality of life by Turkish version of Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 scale. Measurements will be performed before and after the 6-week exercise program.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having been diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis by a specialist physician,
* Between the ages of 10-18,
* Primary curvature between 20-40 degrees according to the Cobb method,
* Having C or S type of scoliosis,
* Having back / low-back pain due to scoliosis,
* Those who have not received any previous exercise therapy for scoliosis,
* Volunteering to participate in the study,
* Having the cognitive capacity to cooperate with the directions of the physiotherapist,
* Has not suffered any injuries to the musculoskeletal system in the last 6 months,
* No neurological, orthopedic or cardiopulmonary disorders other than scoliosis diagnosis,
* Young individuals who have not undergone any surgery related to the diagnosis of scoliosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous spinal surgery,
* Any disease other than idiopathic scoliosis,
* Individuals who cannot adapt to the directions of the physiotherapist and cannot fulfill the requirements of the exercise program

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain Level
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Body awareness before and after treatment
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Other outcomes:
measure: Quality of life before and after treatment
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Locations:
city: Konya
country: Turkey
facility: Fizyo Omurga
Study officials:
affiliation: physiotherapist
name: fatih çelik
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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