The Effect of Core Stability Exercises on Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescent Females

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Idiopathic Scoliosis

Treatments: Other: Core stability exercises; Other: Traditional treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06803121

P.T.REC/012/004728

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the efficacy of core stability (CS) exercises on curve magnitude, posture, trunk deformity and quality of life in adolescent females with idiopathic scoliosis.

Full description

Scoliosis is a disease in which the spine deviates or rotates laterally from its normal vertical line, and it can cause decreased spinal movement, weakening of muscles near the spine, reduced pulmonary function, respiratory dysfunction, chronic pain, and psychological suffering. Scoliosis can be classified as idiopathic, congenital, neurofibromatosis, and neuromuscular. Among these types of scoliosis, approximately 80% of patients with scoliosis have AIS, which typically occurs around 10 years of age when healthy bone maturation occurs during adolescence. IS is diagnosed when there are no known causes besides spinal deformity involving a lateral curvature with a Cobb angle ≥10°.

Therapeutic approaches for IS include surgical and conservative treatments. Exercise therapy for IS is considered important for maintaining spinal function when the Cobb angle is <20°. Moreover, the effects of core stabilization exercise have been demonstrated recently for alleviating chronic lower back pain in patients, improving performance in athletes, and preventing sports injuries in athletes. Based on this information, core stabilization exercise may be used effectively to improve neuromuscular imbalance, which is the cause of IS. However, studies on the therapeutic effects of using core stabilization exercise in patients with AIS are still lacking.

Accordingly, the objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of core stability exercises on curve magnitude, posture, trunk deformity, and quality of life in adolescent females with idiopathic scoliosis.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 10 to 19 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Their ages will be ranged from 10-19 years.
• All adolescent Females will be diagnosed as idiopathic scoliosis with S shape.
• Cobb angle on anterior-posterior radiograph will be used in the assessment of thoracic and lumbar cure of each patient in this study.
• All adolescent females are not under any other treatment method for idiopathic scoliosis.
• Willingness and ability to comply with the study requirements and give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a history of rheumatologic, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or renal diseases.
• Patients with congenital scoliosis or spinal deformity.
• Patients who had undergone surgical correction of the spine.
• Patients with a tumor.
• Enrollment in any other clinical trial during the time of this trial.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Traditional treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

It will be consisted of thirty adolescent females with idiopathic scoliosis and will be treated by traditional treatment (traditional exercises and bracing), two sessions per week for three months (24 sessions).

Treatment:

Other: Traditional treatment

Traditional treatment + Core stability exercises

Experimental group

Description:

It will be consisted of thirty adolescent females with idiopathic scoliosis and will be treated by traditional treatment (traditional exercises and bracing) in addition to core stability exercises, two sessions per week for three months (24 sessions).

Treatment:

Other: Traditional treatment

Other: Core stability exercises