adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:Scoliosis-correcting robot assists subjects in performing physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise
control group: physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise
Sponsors
Huazhong University of Science and Technology/ Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 8-18 years and regardless of gender; (2) Diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis; (3) Confirmation of the Cobb angle between 10° and 45° by radiographs of the full length of the spine; (4) Radiographs showed Risser's sign < grade 5; (5) Good compliance of the patient and parent; (6) Patients who had a full understanding of the study and voluntarily signed the informed consent before participating in the study, and who were able to complete the treatment procedures as expected.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Chromosomal abnormalities, peripheral neuropathy, muscular disorders, post-polio sequelae, spinal cord cavernous disease, hemivertebra, butterfly spine; (2) Excluding scoliosis caused by external forces, such as herniated disc; (3) Suffer from spinal tumour, spinal tuberculosis and other spine-related diseases; (4) Those suffering from osteoporosis, local skin redness, breakage, bleeding or infection that cannot tolerate the mechanical effects; (5) Those who suffer from Nutcracker syndrome, low back pain, muscle injury, etc; (6) Those who suffer from severe cardiopulmonary diseases, hypertension and other underlying diseases; (7) Patients after spinal surgery; (8) Those with spinal fractures and dislocations that require strict immobilisation; (9) Patients with congenital spinal vertebral deformity; (10) Pregnant women; (11) Patients with mental illness; (12) Those who, in the opinion of the investigator, should not participate in this clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| angle of trunk rotation correction efficiency; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cobb angle correction efficiency;Morphological analysis of the body;Immediate correction rate of instruments;SRS-22 questionnaire scores; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaolin Huang
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College,Tongji Hospital
Outcome results
None listed