Effectiveness of bracing patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23157
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus MC, dept. of Public HealthP.O. Box 17383000 DR Rotterdamthe Netherlandstel.: + 31 10 4087714fax: + 31 10 4089449
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Eligible patients are girls and boys in the age group 8-15 years whose diagnosis of AIS has been established by an orthopaedic surgeon, who have not yet been treated by bracing or surgery and for whom further growth of physical height is still expected based on medical examination and maturation characteristics (Risser sign) established by X-ray. To expect further growth of physical height, patients only with Risser sign < 3 will be included. As agreed in the consensus by de different health professionals in the orthopaedic field, the Cobb angle should either be minimally 22 and maximally 29 degrees with established progression of more than 5 degrees or should be minimally 30 and maximally 35 degrees; progression for the latter is not necessarily established.
Patients with other forms of scoliosis (e.g. as a result of neuromuscular diseases) are excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cobb angle, two years after inclusion.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life, patient preferences, costs.