Prevention of scoliosis using portable seat device devised to maintain lumbar lordosis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0003036
- Lead Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 98
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with the diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy diagnosed by genetic study were included.
1. Within 1 year after loss of ambulation (Vignos scale 7 points or more)
2. If the point at loss of ambulation is 7 years old or older but not more than 15 years old
3. condition without scoliosis at the time of enrollment
4. conditions that do not have physical (eg, cerebral palsy) and mental (eg, moderate or higher intellectual disability) comorbid conditions that will affect the use of postural seat device.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who do not agree to participate in this study
2. Patients not taking steroids
3. Patient with scoliosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of scoliosis (Frequency of scoliosis more than 10 degrees of Cobb's angle on spine x-ray on supine position)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cobb's angle on spine x-ray on supine position