Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome, TIS
Conditions
Brief summary
This project seeks to develop a standardized technique for simultaneous capturing bi-planar images of patients against a standard background with a grid that can be used later for the quantitative determination of global balance and thoracic symmetry. We hypothesize that patients who are successfully managed with surgery will demonstrate an improvement in global balance and thoracic symmetry that can be accurately measured. This measurement station will be specifically developed to provide a standardized, reproducible means to compare clinical assessments of surgical and non-surgical outcomes, and establish normative data for comparison. This standardized tool can be established at multiple centers for use in multicenter trials.
Interventions
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Digital Photography
Sponsors
University of Utah
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Male and female participants from 1- skeletal maturity
Exclusion criteria
* no specific disease related
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in overall global balance following surgical intervention | Dec 2005-Dec 2008 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in overall global balance | Dec 2005-Dec 2008 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed