Assesment of the stiffness of the trunk by the Scolibed
- Conditions
- Scoliosis1002837710005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON41484
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Control group:;- Age between 12 and 14 years old
- Individuals able to walk and perform all trunk movements
- Weight < 120 kg;Study group:
- Idiopathic or congenital scoliosis
- Age between 12 and 14 years old
- Under treatment at scoliosis clinic in UMCG
- Capability to stand up normally without any supporting devices
- Range of Cobb angle: between 20° and 60 °
- Weight < 120 kg;Het subject moet voorafgaand aan deelname het 'written' informed consent tekenen, dat bijgeleverd wordt aan dit formulier.
Control group:;- Pregnancy
- Already accomplished significant spinal surgery
- Recent surgery in trunk or abdomen. Use of implants or prosthesis in trunk or abdomen which limits body motion.
- Back pain
- Neurological disorder
- Any spinal disease
- Body malformation with effects on body motion
- History of spinal injury and/or ribcage injury
- History of handicap
- Use of strong painkillers or opioids;Study group:;- Pregnancy
- Already accomplished significant spinal surgery
- Back pain
- Neurological disorder
- Spinal disease not related to scoliosis
- Body deformation unrelated to scoliosis
- Scoliosis with Cobb*s Angle <20º or >60º
- Use of strong painkillers or opioids
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Determine the repeatability, inter and intraobserver variability of the<br /><br>*Scolibed*.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Determine and compare the stiffness and the variation in stiffness of the trunk<br /><br>of scoliotic patients and healthy individuals.</p><br>