Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Conditions
Brief summary
Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine and the trunk. TRACE (Trunk Aesthetic Clinical Evaluation) is an aesthetics assessment tool for patients with scoliosis. It has been validated with Rasch analysis is easily usable in daily clinical practice. Despite this tool being more sensitive in detecting changes in aesthetics during treatment compared to other existing ones, its reliability is still low, probably due to the small number of elements that make up the rating scale. This study aims to develop a new version of the TRACE tool by adding new items. The development of TRACE2 in a Rasch environment will ensure greater sensitivity and specificity of the scale assessment.
Interventions
OTHERTRACE 2
The first version of TRACE2 will be retrospectively verified through its application by experts on 150 photos of scoliosis patients who agreed to use the material produced for clinical use for retrospective research. Both intra-operator and inter-operator repeatability will be evaluated and a first Rasch analysis will be performed. The new version of TRACE2 (TRACE2.2) obtained following the retrospective validation on the photos will be verified prospectively through its application by the experts on 150 patients in specialist medical examination. Both intra-operator and inter-operator repeatability will be evaluated and further Rasch analysis will follow. On the basis of the results obtained from the analysis, the new TRACE2 scale (TRACE2.3) will then be applied to a further 150 patients, its intra- and inter-operator repeatability will be calculated and a final Rasch analysis will be performed to arrive at the final version of the scale (TRACE2.4).
Sponsors
Istituto Scientifico Italiano Colonna Vertebrale
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosis of scoliosis * age between 10 and 17 years old * scoliosis \>10° Cobb * humps \> 5° ATR
Exclusion criteria
* History of spinal surgery * positive neurological assessment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TRACE2 | through study completion, an average of 1 year | New version of the TRACE tool for the assessment of trunk aesthetics in patients with scoliosis |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed