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NCT Number: NCT07727408

Management of Early Onset Scoliosis by Active Apex Correction Technique

Early onset scoliosis is challenging cases in management .different techniques used to correct the deformity ranging between fusionlees and fusion surgery. Fusionless surgery permits developments of vertebral column and lung to avoid thoracic insufficiency syndrome. Fusion surgeries for complicated and high curves .New fusionless technique that I will use in my research is to modulate and guide the growth of the Apex of deformity through tethering the convex side and modulate the concave side and follow up the patients to see the results on their radiological and clinical parameters.

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Key information

Age range

1 year–10 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Al-Azhar University Hospital, Assiut

Asyut, Asyut Governorate, 71524, Egypt

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Khaled Abd El-Azeem Eed

CONTACT

[email protected]

01116446711

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients with early-onset scoliosis below 10 years
  • patients not operated on before.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients above 10 years.
  • Patients operated on before

Treatment and study plan

Active Apex correction of scoliotic deformity

Procedure

Tethering the convex side of Apex and modulation of the concave side .proximal and distal anchoring screws. Dominos between rods to slide and permits the growth of the vertebral column

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in major coronal Cobb angle

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 months after Active Apex Correction (APC) surgery

    Radiographic correction of the primary scoliotic curve measured as the change in the major coronal Cobb angle (degrees) on standing posteroanterior whole-spine radiographs

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in thoracic spinal growth

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 months

    Change in T1-T12 spinal height (mm) measured on standing whole-spine radiographs.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

mahmoud gaber

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201094189506

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Al-Azhar University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jul 27, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2026

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