The Effect of Schroth Method on Pain, Body Awareness and Quality of Life in Adolescent Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis

• Sponsor: Hacettepe University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04689295
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 40
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 27.5
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 1.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study was aimed to compare the effect of Schroth therapy method, which is a 3-dimensional scoliosis exercise method, and traditional exercises on pain, body awareness and quality of life in young individuals with idiopathic scoliosis.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Scoliosis	Other: exercise programme 1; Other: exercise programme 2	N/A

Detailed Description

38 individuals aged between 10-18 with the diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis will be participated in the study. Individuals (study group) underwent 1 hour exercise program 3 times a week for 6 weeks, and the individuals (control group) undervent a traditional exercise program once a week under supervision of physiotherapist for 6 weeks. During the rest of the week, same exercise program was given as a home program for at least half an hour a day and individuals will followed up. Individuals' subjective pain intensity will be assessed with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), pressure pain threshold by algometer, body awareness by Turkish version of Body Awareness Questionnaire and quality of life by Turkish version of Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 scale. Measurements will be performed before and after the 6-week exercise program.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 40 participants
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: The Effect of Schroth Method on Pain, Body Awareness and Quality of Life in Adolescent Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Actual Study Start Date: Jul 1, 2019
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Sep 30, 2021
• Actual Study Completion Date: Oct 15, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: experiment group Three dimensional scoliosis therapy method (Schroth) will be applied to the participants for 6 weeks. It consist of 15 different exercises combined with rotational breathing exercise.	Other: exercise programme 1; Schroth three dimensional scoliosis therapy method
Other: control group Traditional scoliosis exercises will be applied to the participants for 6 weeks. It consist of 6 different exercises	Other: exercise programme 2; Traditional scoliosis exercises

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Pain Level [6 weeks]

   Pain level will be assessed with VAS (visual analog scale) (min:0, max:10)

2. Pressure Pain Threshold [6 weeks]

   Pressure pain threshold with algometer (kg/cm^2).

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Body awareness before and after treatment [6 weeks]

   body awareness assessment will be done with body awareness questionnaire (min:18, max:126 pts.)

Other Outcome Measures

1. Quality of life before and after treatment [6 weeks]

   quality of life assessment will be done with SRS-22 (scoliosis research society 22 form)(min:1, max:5 pts.)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 10 Years to 18 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having been diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis by a specialist physician,

• Between the ages of 10-18,

• Primary curvature between 20-40 degrees according to the Cobb method,

• Having C or S type of scoliosis,

• Having back / low-back pain due to scoliosis,

• Those who have not received any previous exercise therapy for scoliosis,

• Volunteering to participate in the study,

• Having the cognitive capacity to cooperate with the directions of the physiotherapist,

• Has not suffered any injuries to the musculoskeletal system in the last 6 months,

• No neurological, orthopedic or cardiopulmonary disorders other than scoliosis diagnosis,

• Young individuals who have not undergone any surgery related to the diagnosis of scoliosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous spinal surgery,

• Any disease other than idiopathic scoliosis,

• Individuals who cannot adapt to the directions of the physiotherapist and cannot fulfill the requirements of the exercise program

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Fizyo Omurga	Konya		Turkey	42000

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Hacettepe University

Investigators

• Study Director: fatih çelik, physiotherapist

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Fatih Çelik, principal investigator, Hacettepe University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04689295
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2019/0041
• First Posted: Dec 30, 2020
• Last Update Posted: Jun 1, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Fatih Çelik, principal investigator, Hacettepe University: Schroth; idiopathic scoliosis; pain; quality of life; body awareness
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Scoliosis

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 1, 2022