The Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises on Balance, Proprioception, and Knee Muscle Strength in Children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

NCT ID: NCT05557773

Last Updated: 2025-02-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-02-23

Brief Summary

Scoliosis can be defined as a 3-dimensional deformity in which the lateral deviation and rotation of the vertebrae occur, as well as changes in the physiological curves of the spine. The gold standard criterion is that the Cobb angle, which determines the lateral deviation of the spine in the frontal plane, is greater than 10°.

Postural control and balance occur as a result of the integration of many sensory information. It is thought that postural control and balance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients are adversely affected by biomechanical changes in sensory input, central integration, weight transfer mechanism and the structure of the medulla spinalis. In addition to these, vestibular disorders and proprioceptive losses may have an effect on balance.

Decline in balance reduces the quality of life of individuals with AIS. In addition, exercise has an important place in the treatment of individuals with AIS. In order to get more efficiency from the exercises, it is necessary to improve the balance.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes in balance, proprioception, and knee muscle strength of patients, to determine the place of balance exercises in the treatment of individuals with AIS, and to investigate the effect of core stabilization exercises on balance and proprioception in patients with AIS.

Conditions

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Control Group

The control group will be given home based traditional scoliosis exercise training for 8 weeks, 5 days a week for 45 minutes.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Home Based Traditional Scoliosis Exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Patients in this group will receive posture exercises, strengthening exercises, diaphragmatic breathing exercises and stretching exercises.

Training Group

In addition to conventional home based traditional scoliosis exercises, patients in this group will also receive core stabilization exercise training for 45 minutes, 5 times in a week for 8 weeks. Every two sessions will be supervised in a clinic per week.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Home Based Traditional Scoliosis Exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Patients in this group will receive posture exercises, strengthening exercises, diaphragmatic breathing exercises and stretching exercises.

Core Stability Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Patients in this group will receive traditional scoliosis exercises. In addition, the training group will receive core stabilization exercises for multifidus, diaphragm,erector spines, rectus abdominis, internal and external obliques, quadratus lumborum, iliopsoas, gluteus maximus, and pelvic floor muscles.

Interventions

Home Based Traditional Scoliosis Exercises

Patients in this group will receive posture exercises, strengthening exercises, diaphragmatic breathing exercises and stretching exercises.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Core Stability Training

Patients in this group will receive traditional scoliosis exercises. In addition, the training group will receive core stabilization exercises for multifidus, diaphragm,erector spines, rectus abdominis, internal and external obliques, quadratus lumborum, iliopsoas, gluteus maximus, and pelvic floor muscles.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with AIS between the ages of 10-18
• Cobb angle is between 10-40 degrees
• The child's and family's consent to participate in the study
• The child does not receive any other treatment that will affect his scoliosis

Exclusion Criteria

• Surgical operation in the last 3 months
• Presence of an orthopedic, neurological, systemic disease that will prevent him from exercising
• Having mental, communicative and behavioral disorders that may cause problems understanding commands and questions or performing exercises
• Exercising 3 or more days a week.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Istanbul University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Fuat Gokdemir

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Istanbul University

Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

IUFGokdemir02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id