The Effects of Scoliosis-Specific Exercises Before Surgery

Marmara University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise group (Schroth best practice)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04357561

092019939

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of scoliosis-specific exercises in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients, who had surgical indication, on functional capacity, cosmetic deformity perception, quality of life in postoperative period.

Full description

30 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients, who had surgery indication and aged between 10-18 years, will be included. The participants will be randomised into two groups. 15 patients will be included in the exercise group and 15 patients in the control group. In the exercise group, a total of 12 sessions of exercise are planned, 6 weeks before the surgery and 2 days per week. In the control group, the exercise protocol will not be performed before surgery.

The outcomes will include the cosmetic deformity, quality of life, pain level, functional capacity, spine flexibility. In the exercise group, the evaluations will be made in the first interview (before exercise application), at the end of 6 weeks of exercise (when the exercise program is completed), in the early postoperative period and 12 weeks after surgery. Evaluations in the control group will be carried out at the first interview, at the 6th week, in the early postoperative period, and at the 12th week postoperatively.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
• Aged between 10 and 18 years
• To have surgery indication

Exclusion criteria

• Leg discrepancy
• Cervical region participation to curve
• Additional disease may cause respiratory problem

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise group (Schroth best practice)

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise program will consists of scoliosis-specific exercises (schroth best practice), which is a pattern specific scoliosis rehabilitation concept and provide three dimensional improvements and include patient education for maintaining corrected posture in daily life. In addition, these exercises provide improvements in neuromuscular control and the endurance of the postural muscles.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise group (Schroth best practice)

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Due to there is not a standard preoperative exercise protocol, additional exercise program will not be applied in control group. The patients will wait for the surgery in their routine daily life. Measurements will be performed at the same time frame in experimental group.