Screening and Prevalence of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Selected Urban and Countryside Schools in Egypt

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Scoliosis
• Interventions: Other: procedure1; Other: procedure2

• Registration Number: NCT03894865
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

Early detection of scoliosis and determination of which areas are more affected urban or countryside will help in early management. Also, this will guide the government and the community for early intervention to decrease the factors that leads to this postural abnormality. This also will guide another clinician to search for the cause of these posture deformities and to concentrate screening for special areas with special cultures.

Detailed Description

Scoliosis may have an impact on the Egyptian society as children between 10-15 years old represent 9.5 % of the population which is the third large category appendix (3). So without the early detection of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis for that age group, bad impacts will be implemented for Egyptian society by causing disabilities and psychological problems for these children.

The early detection of scoliosis is of a great importance as curve detection before skeletal maturation gives a good opportunity for early treatment or prevention of curve progression. Scoliosis has a bad effect on cosmetic appearance, quality of life, Psychological well-being, disability, back Pain, breathing function. It may also progress in adulthood and need further treatment. So a multidimensional and comprehensive evaluation of scoliosis patients is necessary to design a complete therapeutic approach.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-27
• Study First Posted: 2019-03-29
• Study Start: 2019-04-01
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-01
• Study Completion: 2019-07-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-28
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 840

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
countryside schools	procedure2	Male students from selected countryside schools undergo screening for idiopathic scoliosis
urban school	procedure2	Male students from selected urban schools undergo screening for idiopathic scoliosis
countryside schools	procedure1	Male students from selected countryside schools undergo screening for idiopathic scoliosis
urban school	procedure1	Male students from selected urban schools undergo screening for idiopathic scoliosis

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
degree of trunk rotation	15 minutes	scoliometer HD reading \>7 degrees (=\>20 degrees Cobb angle) Proportion of patients with more than 7 degree
Positive Adam's forward bending test	10 minutes	Proportion of patients with a positive Adam's forward bending test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
screening	15 minutes	percentage of childerns with idiopathic scoliosis

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt