Pre-op Exercise for Scoliosis
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if pre-operative scoliosis-specific exercises have a beneficial effect on the health outcomes of surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis affects adolescents between the age of 10-18.
The main questions this study aims to answer are:
* Can pre-operative exercises help reduce curve progression prior to surgery?
* Can pre-operative exercises help improve the surgery outcomes, such as a lower number of vertebrae needing fusion, increased curve correction, reduced surgery length, and shorter length of stay in the hospital?
* Can a pre-operative exercise intervention result in a reduction of the cost of surgery?
Researchers will compare the current standard of care (the control group) to an intervention group (with pre-op exercises) to see if pre-op exercises have an effect on these outcomes.
Participants will:
* visit the clinic every 3 months to complete ultrasound imaging scans and questionnaires
* if given an exercise intervention, aim to complete it for roughly 30 minutes a day
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Pre-operative Exercise Intervention
Participants in the intervention group perform scoliosis-specific exercises for 30 minutes daily to improve flexibility and reduce curve progression before surgery.
Surgery
Participants undergo surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, with outcomes measured such as number of vertebrae fused and surgery duration.
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after surgery, including quality of life assessments and appearance questionnaires.
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Pre-op Exercise Program
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
The Pre-op Exercise Intervention Group will receive the current standard of care offered when treating AIS with surgery, and will also be offered the intervention by the research team that is a pre-op exercise program aimed to increase flexibility of the spine and reduce scoliosis progression.
The Standard of Care (Control) Group is the group that will receive the current standard of care offered in the process of treating AIS with surgery.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Eric Parent
Lead Sponsor
Women and Children's Health Research Institute, Canada
Collaborator
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