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Immediate Effects of Self-Corrective Training in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Nested Study
Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Summary
This nested study was conducted within a broader adolescent idiopathic scoliosis research protocol approved under IRB UW24-747. It evaluated immediate within-session changes in bilateral muscle-activation asymmetry and posterior trunk-marker alignment after one session of therapist-guided, individualized self-corrective posture training. All participants completed the same fixed sequence during one visit; there was no randomized or separate parallel control group.
Official title: Immediate Changes in Muscle Activation Asymmetry and Posterior Marker Deviation After Self-Corrective Training in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Nested Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
11 Years - 19 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2025-02-13
Completion Date
2025-08-03
Last Updated
2026-10-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Fixed-Sequence Exercise and Self-Corrective Posture Training
During one visit, all participants completed approximately 4 minutes of seated trunk flexion-extension followed by habitual-standing assessment, a 30-second recovery and transition period followed by another habitual-standing assessment, and then three 1-minute repetitions of individually prescribed self-corrective posture training separated by 30-second rests. A registered physiotherapist experienced in physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise and trained in the Schroth method prescribed the sagittal- and coronal-plane corrections and provided verbal and manual guidance. A final relaxed habitual-standing assessment was recorded immediately after training.
Locations (1)
The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
Hong Kong, Hong Kong