Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Casting Vs Bracing for Idiopathic Early-Onset Scoliosis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Iowa

Collaborating Sponsors:

Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation

Pediatric Spine Study Group

Conditions:

Scoliosis Idiopathic

Early-Onset Scoliosis Deformity of Spine

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-36 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Comparison of casting and bracing for the treatment of idiopathic early onset scoliosis

Detailed Description

This study uses a multicenter, prospective hybrid research design, which will combine two methods of treatment assignment (randomized and parent preference) and an embedded internal pilot study for sa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Will enroll both patients with scoliosis and 1 of their parents/guardians
  • Patient Inclusion
  • Diagnosis of idiopathic early-onset scoliosis
  • Child standing independently but not older than 3 years of age
  • 20≤ Cobb angle ≤70° (largest structural curvature)
  • Rib-vertebral angle difference (RVAD) greater than 20 degrees or Rib Phase II
  • Parental consent to participate
  • Parent Inclusion
  • Parent or guardian of the minor subject
  • Consent to participate
  • Able to complete surveys

Exclusion

  • Patient Exclusion
  • Previous operative or non-operative treatment for idiopathic early-onset scoliosis
  • Not independently walking by 18 months of age or other signs/symptoms indicative of developmental delay

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 9 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

71 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04500041

Start Date

February 9 2021

End Date

January 30 2026

Last Update

December 16 2024

Active Locations (26)

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Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202

2

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

3

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803

4

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342