Preoperative Yoga and Meditation for Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery (YOMEPOP)

University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Juvenile and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Treatments: Other: Yoga and Mindfulness

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05805670

RECHMPL22_0057

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study has to purpose Yoga and Meditation before surgery for idiopathic scoliosis.

Protocol's observance will tell the investigators if it is feasible and appropriate in a University hospital center.

Full description

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common deforming orthopedic condition.

Preoperative anxiety is increased by operating time, post-operative pain level, neurological and hemorrhagic risk.

The aim of the study was to purpose five sessions of Yoga and Meditation before surgery, remotely and face-to-face.

Observance of the 5 sessions will tell us if this protocol is feasible and appropriate. Preoperative anxiety intensity will also be analyzed.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age from 8 to 17 years
• Female and male gender
• Planned idiopathic scoliosis surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Physical inability to do simple yoga postures during the initial session
• Neurological spinal deformity (cerebral palsy, severe epileptic disease, myopathy)
• Misunderstanding of the french language
• Recent history of characterized depressive episode: hospitalization and/or antidepressant treatment in the last 6 months
• Time between the first YOMEPOP session and the date of the operation less than 28 days
• Refusal of permission to take picture
• Failure to obtain informed consent from one of the parents with parental authority
• Absence of affiliation to a French social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme
• Patient with a legal protection measure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Children with surgical indication scoliosis follow the Yoga and Mindfulness protocol before surgery

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention is a noninvasive approach. The protocol is composed of 5 sessions containing simple yoga postures and meditation audio supports to listen to.

Treatment:

Other: Yoga and Mindfulness