Conservative Management for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Launched by UMM AL-QURA UNIVERSITY · Apr 5, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a new treatment approach for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis, a condition where the spine curves abnormally, and the cause is unknown. The researchers believe that understanding and addressing the muscle and nerve functions might help correct the curvature more effectively than traditional methods. They are looking for young people aged 10 to 17 who have been diagnosed with mild scoliosis, specifically those whose spine curvature, measured by a method called the Cobb angle, falls between 10 and 25 degrees.

To participate in the trial, candidates must be generally healthy apart from their scoliosis and should not have any serious neurological or nutritional disorders. They also need to be able to understand and communicate well. If selected, participants can expect to undergo a treatment regimen aimed at improving their spinal curvature without the need for surgery. It’s important to note that this study is currently recruiting participants, so there is an opportunity to contribute to developing a potentially better treatment for scoliosis in adolescents.

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Eligibility criteria

• The inclusion criteria will be:
• • Adolescents of both sexes with an age range between 10-17 years.
• • They were diagnosed with Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by an orthopedic specialist, confirmed through (loaded) X- rays.
• • They have mild non-structural scoliosis with Cobb's angle measurement of between 10 and 25 degrees
• • They have Single major thoracolumbar curve located between T6-7 to L1-2, apex at T12 or L1.
• • They have good health conditions except for scoliosis.
• • They can understand and communicate with no mental abnormalities.
• The exclusion criteria will be:
• • Adolescents with cerebral palsy or other degenerative neurological disorders;
• • Participants with nutritional disorders e.g. diabetes or vascular disorders.
• • Participants with a scoliotic curve with angle \> 25° will be excluded.
• • Participants will be excluded from this study if they have inflexible spinal deformities interfering with spinal mobility,
• • Participants who were subjected to any corrective surgery to their spine within the previous two years.
• • Participants will be also excluded if their skin were sensitive or inflamed to any materials used.
• • Participants who have seizures, perceptual disorders, visual problems, and auditory deficits
• • Participants who have leg length discrepancy
• • Participants who have scoliosis developed as a consequence of traumatic scoliosis.