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| Sponsors and Collaborators: |
National Taiwan University Hospital National Science Council, Taiwan |
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| Information provided by: | National Taiwan University Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00154505 |
Purpose
The effects of lateral trunk supports (LTS) in special seating on the spinal alignment of 17 spinal cord injured (SCI) subjects with scoliosis were studied using bi-planar radiographs. The LTS improved significantly the functional scoliotic spinal alignment in the frontal and sagittal planes regardless of the severity of scoliosis.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Scoliosis Spinal Cord Injury |
Device: Lateral trunk support of wheelchair seating |
Phase I |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | Effects of Lateral Trunk Support on Spinal Alignment in Spinal Cord Injured Persons |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 20 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2002 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | November 2004 |
SCI patients often develop progressive scoliosis due to loss of muscular support to maintain good sitting posture. Special seating with LTS has been widely used in clinical practice to improve their sitting postures. However, little is known as to how this can affect the scoliotic curve.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of lateral trunk supports (LTS) in special seating on the spinal alignment of spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals with scoliosis.
Ten male and seven female SCI subjects with scoliosis sat on an experimental chair with and without LTS while radiographs of the spine in the anteroposterior and lateral directions were taken. Radiographs of the spine in the A-P and lateral directions were taken with a digital radiographic imaging system (Saturn 9000 M, Comed., Korea). For each direction, the complete image of the spine was obtained from separate x-ray images of the upper and lower trunk due to the limited field of view of the x-ray machine. The Cobb angles and scoliotic indices based on the anteroposterior radiographic images and the angles of the thoracic and lumber spine based on lateral were calculated.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 60 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Taiwan | |
| School of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University | |
| Taipei, Taiwan, 100 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Hui-Fen Mao, MS | National Taiwan University |
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | 9261701245, NSC 91-2314-B-002-393, NSC 92-2314-B-002-084 |
| Study First Received: | September 9, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | September 9, 2005 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00154505 |
| Health Authority: | Taiwan: Department of Health |
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Scoliosis Spinal Cord Injury Lateral Trunk Support Radiography |
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Spinal Diseases Spinal Cord Injuries Scoliosis Spinal Cord Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Wounds and Injuries Disorders of Environmental Origin Central Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Bone Diseases |
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Spinal Curvatures Nervous System Diseases |
