Analysis of Body Balance Parameters in Children With Idiopathic Scoliosis

Completed

• Conditions: Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Interventions: Procedure: Schroth method

• Registration Number: NCT06290843
• Lead Sponsor: Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to compare body balance parameters assessed using the AMTI dynamometric platform in children with idiopathic scoliosis (with and without Schroth therapy) compared to control group.

Detailed Description

Assessment of balance parameters on the AMTI dynanometric platform in children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and healthy children in the same age group. Each person examined will have one trial measurement, followed by a 3-minute break. After the trial measurement, the actual examination will take place - 3 trials of 60 seconds each in 4 different variants: eyes open, eyes closed, single leg left lower limb eyes open, single leg right lower limb eyes open.The variants will be randomized.

Assessment of body posture using photo recordings taken with an OLYMPUS digital camera, which will be used to classify the type of scoliosis. Anthropometric points will be marked using a washable marker: cervical-thoracic junction C7-Th1, thoracic-lumbar junction Th12/L1, lumbosacral junction L5/S1, right and left anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), right and left posterior superior iliac spine ( PSIS), the center of the right and left greater trochanters and the center of the lateral malleolus. Photo registration will be made in four positions: front, back, right side and left side. The camera is 3 m away from the subject and the height of the tripod is half the height of the body.

Analysis of spine X-ray images: Cobb angle, Schroth type of scoliosis, Bordering vertebrae, Apex vertebra, Vertebral rotation, Sagittal plane analysis

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-26
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-04
• Study Start: 2024-04-23
• Primary Completion: 2024-05-30
• Study Completion: 2024-05-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Idiopathic adolescent scoliosis aged 10-18 years, female,
• control group aged 10-18 years, female.

Exclusion Criteria

• congenital spine defects,
• spine surgeries,
• neurological diseases,
• cardiological diseases,
• genetic diseases,
• rheumatological diseases,
• immunological diseases,
• endocrine diseases
• back pain,
• lower limb pain,
• past injuries of lower limbs or spine

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Scoliosis	Schroth method	Children with idiopathic scoliosis

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis of body balance on the AMTI force platform	Directly before and after 12-week therapy	Sway area (cm2) of center of pressure with eyes open, eyes closed, single leg left lower limb eyes open, single leg right lower limb eyes open.
Photographic analysis of body posture	Directly before and after 12-week therapy	The photos will be taken in various positions: front, back and both sides.
Analysis of x-ray in the sagittal plane	One-time examintation before therapy	Lordosis angle (degree)
Analysis of x-ray in the frontal plane	One-time examintation before therapy	Vertebral rotation (degree)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport; 🇵🇱 Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland