Aspects of bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Completed

Conditions: curved spine
scoliosis
10028377

Registration Number: NL-OMON47894

Lead Sponsor: Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. AIS
2. Indication for conservative treatment
3. Minimum age of 12 years old
4. Eligible for follow up
5. Ability to read and write in the Dutch language
6. Patient who are physically and mentally willing and able to comply with the functional evaluation
7. Informed consent signed by both one of the parents and the patient
8. Male and female patients

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior surgery to the spine
2. Morbid obesity (BMI>35)
3. Any musculoskeletal or neurological (congenital) disorder
4. Patients who are unwilling to cooperate with the study protocol and follow-
up schedule.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary Objective: The primary objective of the study is determining the<br /><br>contributing factors in bracing for AIS. The contributing factors are<br /><br>determined as factors of influence in the corrective possibilities and<br /><br>therefore end term results of the M-brace, which are currently unknown. The<br /><br>contributing factors are listed as secondary - fifth objective together with<br /><br>patient characteristics such as length and weight. The effect of contributing<br /><br>factors is quantified in changes of Cobbs angle over time. The changes of<br /><br>Cobbs angle over time are measured every six months on anteroposterior and<br /><br>lateral full spine radiographs until full bone maturation. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures