Pre-op Exercise for AIS Surgery
Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if pre-operative scoliosis-specific exercises have a beneficial effect on the health outcomes of surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis affects adolescents between the age of 10-18. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Can pre-operative exercises help reduce curve progression prior to surgery? * Can pre-operative exercises help improve the surgery outcomes, such as a lower number of vertebrae needing fusion, increased curve correction, reduced surgery length, and shorter length of stay in the hospital? * Can a pre-operative exercise intervention result in a reduction of the cost of surgery? Researchers will compare the current standard of care (the control group) to an intervention group (with pre-op exercises) to see if pre-op exercises have an effect on these outcomes. Participants will: * visit the clinic every 3 months to complete ultrasound imaging scans and questionnaires * if given an exercise intervention, aim to complete it for roughly 30 minutes a day
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07516574
- Run by
- Eric Parent
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2025-11-26
- Expected to finish
- 2028-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-08
Who can join
Age: 10 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- diagnosis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
- aged 10 to 18
- curve angle >40 degrees
- waitlisted for posterior spinal fusion surgery at the Stollery Hospital
You may not qualify if…
- previous surgeries
- current use of scoliosis-specific exercises
Where it is running
- Clinical Science Building, University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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