Ultrasound for Scoliosis Diagnostic Evaluation

April 2, 2021 updated by: Kevin Cleary, Children's National Research Institute

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Scoliosis is a complex 3-dimensional deformity of the spine. It may occur at any time throughout growth and development and is typically detected through x-ray imaging. Although effective at visualizing a curve, x-ray imaging is costly and may expose children to potentially harmful ionizing radiation. This is a 30 patient study to evaluate the reliability of ultrasound, an imaging technique without radiation, to effectively measure scoliosis deformities compared to the gold-standard of x-ray.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

All patients who present to Children's National Medical Center for initial evaluation of idiopathic or juvenile scoliosis will be approached.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20011
        • Recruiting
        • Children's National Health System
        • Contact:
          • Jonise

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

7 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients ages 7-17 years who present to Dr. Matthew Oetgen in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine for clinical evaluation of scoliosis,
  • Scoliosis curve type to include adolescent idiopathic (AIS) or juvenile, and
  • Have x-rays taken as part of clinical evaluation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not willing or able to provide consent, or
  • Had x-rays taken at an outside facility, or
  • Any underlying neuromuscular condition or syndrome and congenital deformities

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: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Device Arm
This is a single arm study comparing an ultrasound with the industry standard of x-ray to detect and monitor scoliosis curvature.
Device: Ultrasound
An industry standard ultrasound will be fitted with a self-tracking probe to track along the spine. The ultrasound will be performed three (3) times along the spine at initial consultation for scoliosis.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Imaging
Time Frame: 3 years
Ability of the ultrasound to produce a radiographic measurement (e.g. coronal spinal curvature, coronal spinal rotation) within the variability of the gold standard of x-ray
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children's National Research Institute

Collaborators

National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Kitware, Inc.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 14, 2018

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 13, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

July 19, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 5, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2021

Last Verified

April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro8456
  • R01EB021396-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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