Short-term Effects of the Simultaneous Use of Two Physiotherapeutic Methods in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Pilot Study

November 30, 2010 updated by: Medical University of Silesia
The assessment of influence joint physiotherapy (DoboMed and OMT Kaltenborn - Evjenth) on the function of the respiratory system and the morphology of the ribcage in short-term intensive physiotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

42

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Poland
    • Silesia
      • Katowice, Silesia, Poland, 40-055
        • Medical University of Silesia

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • girls aged 10 to 16
  • one arc right side curve
  • Cobb range 12 - 40 degrees

Exclusion Criteria:

  • bigger Cobb range
  • double arc curve
  • no parent approval
  • lack of cooperation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Sham Comparator: Control Group
Control DoboMed group - only specific active exercises: symmetrical positions for exercising; asymmetrical active movements; thoracic spine kyphotization; transverse plane derotation; apical area involvement; concave ribs mobilization; exteroceptive facilitation; respiration-directed movements of the thorax and spine; three-dimensional displacement of vertebra; active autocorrection.
Behavioral: Sham therapy
Experimental: Experimental group
Experimental DoboMed and Kaltenborn manual therapy. Suitable techniques were chosen according to manual examination: cervical spine; thoracic spine; lumbar spine; costovertebral articles; pelvis position. During the 15 sessions in group "DK" we used:derotational manual terapy techniques in selected segments of spine in preparation for the exercises according to the DoboMed method; the manual techniques used in continuation study were different from techniques in pilot study.
Other: Derotational manual therapy techniques in selected segments in spine
Derotational manual therapy techniques in selected segments of spine in preparation for the exercises according to the DoboMed method.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Simultaneous use of two physiotherapeutic methods in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Forty-two girls with thoracic AIS; mean age - 14.5y. Cobb - (range 12-40) The group was divided into two randomized subgroups. DoboMed was applied in group "D" only. DoboMed and manual therapy (Kaltenborn) were applied in group "DK". The spirometry, the strength of respiratory muscles (maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures- MIP, MEP), kyphosis (plurimeter-V) and the angle of trunk rotation (ATR) in thoracic part (Bunnell scoliometer) were estimated twice - before and after therapy.
3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Medical University of Silesia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 30, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 30, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

December 1, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 1, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 30, 2010

Last Verified

November 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • BW-08-AM

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