Pectus Carinatum
Conditions
Keywords
Pectus Carinatum, Dynamic compression system
Brief summary
Pectus carinatum is a deformation of the thoracic wall causing an aesthetic prejudice. Since 2011, our team uses a dynamic compression system to treat this deformation. It is a harness that the patient wears all day long for an average duration of 1 year, and that remodels the chest by exerting a moderate pressure on it. The local cohort is one of the largest in the world. The few previous publications have shown the validity of this method, but the prognosis factors for success of this innovative treatment are not yet identified.
Detailed description
The principal insvestigator hypothesizes that the success or failure of the treatment depends on several parameters assessable before treatment, such as the patient's age, gender, initial correction pressure, symmetry or not of the deformation.
Interventions
It is a harness that the patient wears all day long for an average duration of 1 year, and that remodels the chest by exerting a moderate pressure on it
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patient who received proper information about the study. * Patient with clinically diagnosed pectus carinatum. * Treated at Saint-Etienne University Hospital using a dynamic compression system. * Between October 2011 and January 2020 for the retrospective part, then between January 2020 and January 2022 for the validation cohort. * With more than 6 months of follow-up since the beginning of the treatment.
Exclusion criteria
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Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease of the deformation of more than 50% (measured in mm) after 6 months of treatment | After 6 months of treatment | Dynamic compression system |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Failure of treatment assessed by the patient, ie if the patients considers the treatment to have failed, if he choose to underwent surgery afterwards, or if he considered the pectus carinatum to have relapsed | After the end of treatment (6 months to 2 years) | Dynamic compression system |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactAurélien SCALABRE
Outcome results
None listed