Pilates-Based Exercises Practised by Hybrid Telerehabilitation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

NCT ID: NCT05761236

Last Updated: 2023-03-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-01

Study Completion Date

2023-02-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study was to see the effect of pilates-based exercise training applied with hybrid telerehabilitation method on Cobb angle, trunk rotation angle (ATR), respiratory functions, respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity in children with AIS between the ages of 10-18 and home-based pilates exercise. compare its effectiveness with respect to its training. Investigators of this study think that synchronous telerehabilitation sessions added to home-based pilates exercise training in children with AIS with moderate and moderate-to-severe curves can have positive effects on the evaluation parameters examined, and the results of this study can guide the relevant physiotherapists and health professionals by adding a new perspective to the literature.

Detailed Description

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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is defined as a deformity characterized by abnormal spinal curve formation and rotation of the vertebrae in the coronal plane in a healthy individual aged 10 years and older, without any known cause.This study aimed to investigate the effect of pilates-based exercise training applied with hybrid telerehabilitation method on Cobb angle, respiratory function, respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity in patients with AIS, including postural corrections and breathing pattern determined by curve type-localization. Within the scope of the study, 32 patients diagnosed with AIS, aged 10-18 years, were randomized and divided into education and control groups. Cobb angle measurement, trunk rotation angle measurement, respiratory function test, respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity were evaluated in all patients. Training and control groups participated in supervised sessions once a week during the first 2 weeks of exercise training processes. During these sessions, the patients were informed about the basics of pilates, the postural corrections determined according to the curve type and localization, and the respiratory principles. For the next 10 weeks, the training group took synchronous online sessions with a physiotherapist 3 days a week, and the exercises were continued at home for 4 days. The control group, on the other hand, continued the same exercises 7 days a week, home-based for 10 weeks. At the end of 12 weeks, all assessments were repeated.

Conditions

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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Training group

In the first 2 weeks, sessions were held with all patients once a week. In these two sessions, the basic information of scoliosis were explained to both groups. Postural corrections were explained to the patients, including the basic elements of clinical pilates.It was stated that they should breathe towards the concave side of the major curve (weak breathing zone) during exercises and postural corrections.In the Pilates-based exercise program, sessions are planned as 10 minutes of warm-up, 10 minutes of cool-down and 40 minutes of scoliosis-specific pilates-based exercises for approximately 1 hour. Total number of exercises is 12 for one session. After a 2-week joint training week, the training group switched to hybrid type telerehabilitation and continued their exercise sessions with a physiotherapist 3 days a week via synchronous video conferences (Zoom Application) and by themselves at home on the rest of the week.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Sessions are consisted of scoliosis-specific pilates-based exercises.The exercises were kept constant in total content, but the bilateral or unilateral application directions, the number of repetitions for the right and left sides, and the extremities used were modified for each patient according to the localization of the major curve and the type of the curve. The taught postural corrections were requested to be maintained during all exercises. Exercises for flexibility were performed asymmetrically or symmetrically according to the chosen exercise, extremities were chosen according to the curve type, with 5 repetitions and 30 seconds for each repetition. Exercises aimed at strengthening were performed for a total of 12 repetitions, during a 5-second contraction, by arranging the number of repetitions for the right and left in line with the target muscles, again considering the curve type, and the patients were asked to rest between the exercises.

Control group

In the first 2 weeks, sessions were held with all patients once a week. In these two sessions, the basic information of scoliosis were explained to both groups. Postural corrections were explained to the patients, including the basic elements of clinical pilates. It was stated that they should breathe towards the concave side of the major curve (weak breathing zone) during exercises and postural corrections.In the Pilates-based exercise program, sessions are planned as 10 minutes of warm-up, 10 minutes of cool-down and 40 minutes of scoliosis-specific pilates-based exercises for approximately 1 hour. Total number of exercises is 12 for one session.The patients in the control group continued the exercise program every day of the week for 12 weeks. Exercise lists were sent to the patients in the form of electronic booklets via an electronic communication application every week, and their continuity with the exercise program was checked with the diaries they were asked to fill in.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Sessions are consisted of scoliosis-specific pilates-based exercises.The exercises were kept constant in total content, but the bilateral or unilateral application directions, the number of repetitions for the right and left sides, and the extremities used were modified for each patient according to the localization of the major curve and the type of the curve. The taught postural corrections were requested to be maintained during all exercises. Exercises for flexibility were performed asymmetrically or symmetrically according to the chosen exercise, extremities were chosen according to the curve type, with 5 repetitions and 30 seconds for each repetition. Exercises aimed at strengthening were performed for a total of 12 repetitions, during a 5-second contraction, by arranging the number of repetitions for the right and left in line with the target muscles, again considering the curve type, and the patients were asked to rest between the exercises.

Interventions

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Exercise

Sessions are consisted of scoliosis-specific pilates-based exercises.The exercises were kept constant in total content, but the bilateral or unilateral application directions, the number of repetitions for the right and left sides, and the extremities used were modified for each patient according to the localization of the major curve and the type of the curve. The taught postural corrections were requested to be maintained during all exercises. Exercises for flexibility were performed asymmetrically or symmetrically according to the chosen exercise, extremities were chosen according to the curve type, with 5 repetitions and 30 seconds for each repetition. Exercises aimed at strengthening were performed for a total of 12 repetitions, during a 5-second contraction, by arranging the number of repetitions for the right and left in line with the target muscles, again considering the curve type, and the patients were asked to rest between the exercises.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of AIS between the ages of 10-18
* Cobb angle is between 25-50 degrees
* Desktop-laptop computers, smart phones, electronic tablets, etc., which will provide internet connection and video-conferencing facilities in the homes of the patients
* The child is not included in another treatment program that will affect the progression of scoliosis

Exclusion Criteria

* Surgical operation in the last 3 months
* The child has a neurological, orthopedic or systemic disease that will prevent him from exercising
* Having communicative, cognitive and behavioral disorders that may cause problems in understanding commands and questions during assessment and exercises
* Exercising regularly at least 3 days a week
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bezmialem Vakif University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ayşe Sena Manzak

Research Asssistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Bezmialem Vakıf University

Istanbul, Eyüp, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Bezmialem Vakıf University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Manzak Dursun AS, Ozyilmaz S, Ucgun H, Elmadag NM. The effect of Pilates-based exercise applied with hybrid telerehabilitation method in children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A randomized clinical trial. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Feb;183(2):759-767. doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-05340-2. Epub 2023 Nov 23.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37993666 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BVUaysesena02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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