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NCT Number: NCT05333796

The Effect of Back Muscles Activation on Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Surface Electromyography

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of back muscle activations on idiopathic scoliosis

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Key information

Conditions

Idiopathic Scoliosis

Age range

5 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, South Korea

About this study

  • Design: Prospective study
  • Setting: hospital rehabilitation department
  • Intervention: Participants were asked to walk with a surface electromyography(EMG) attached to their back muscles. After repeating the same process with different leg lengths discrepancy (0cm, 0.5cm, 1cm), participants are compared the main outcome measures.
  • Main outcome measures: surface electromyography(EMG)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy children (5 to 12 years old)

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with leg length discrepancy over 0.5cm
  • Children complaining of acute low back pain
  • Children with spinal scoliosis
  • Children with cerebral palsy, muscle paralysis, polio, congenital spinal abnormalities
  • Children who underwent spinal surgery

Treatment and study plan

gait with leg length discrepancy

Behavioral

After attaching the surface electromyography(EMG) to bilateral back muscles, participants walk at a comfortable speed. The investigators will evaluate the effects of leg length discrepancy on the back muscle activation during gait.

Primary outcomes

  1. surface electromyography

    Time frame: 20 minutes

    surface muscle contraction of bilateral back muscles

    • bilateral spinal muscles on T6, T12, L3
    • bilateral quadratus lumborum muscles
    • bilateral iliopsoas muscles

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Apr 19, 2022
Registry last updated
Apr 19, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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