The Effect of Flexible Thoracolumbar Brace on Scoliosis in Cerebral Palsy

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Device: flexible thoracolumbar brace

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04012125

B-1805/471-003

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Effect of Flexible Thoracolumbar Brace on Scoliosis in Cerebral Palsy, Prospective, Randomized, Open-label Trial

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• GMFCS level III, IV, V of the Cerebral palsy
• 20-45 degree of Cobb's angle

Exclusion criteria

• less than 20 degree or more than 45 degree of Cobb's angle
• Neuromuscular disease including congenital myopathy, spinal muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy and poliomyelitis
• Acute lumbar pain
• Fixed scoliosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

Prospective, single-arm trial

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: flexible thoracolumbar brace