Prospective Study of Motion Preservation Evaluation Below Fusions of the Spine in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Completed

Conditions studied: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship of A) The distal fusion level B) The total length of fusion and the post-operative range of motion in the unfused vertebral segments below the fusion in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01661998

Run by

Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation

People needed

273

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-11-22

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients presenting to the primary and co-investigator's facilities will be offered inclusion into the study if they meet the following inclusion criteria:
• Patient age < 21 years
• Male or female
• Diagnosis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Any Lenke Classification type
• Underwent surgical correction of the spinal deformity with a fusion
• Are due for their 10 year post-operative visit

You may not qualify if…

• Patients will be excluded from study inclusion if they meet the following exclusion criteria:
• Neuromuscular co-morbidity

Where it is running

• Rady Children's Hospital — San Diego, California, United States
• Scoliosis Associates & NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases — New York, New York, United States
• Shriners Hospital for Children — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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