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NCT number NCT03329716
Other study ID # Braceweaning001
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 1, 2017
Est. completion date June 30, 2022

Study information

Verified date May 2022
Source The University of Hong Kong
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a non-blinded, randomized controlled trial for testing two brace weaning protocols namely immediate removal of brace or gradual weaning of brace over a course of 6 months for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. These patients will have follow-up visits at 6-months, 12-months and 24-months intervals. By comparing between the two groups in terms of change of Cobb angle, truncal balance, health-related quality of life measures at the set time-points, the investigators aim to gain insights of whether different brace-weaning protocol will be more beneficial in patients' clinical and quality of life measure outcomes.


Description:

The aims of this study are: 1) To compare the degree of Cobb angle and truncal balance maintenance between immediate removal and gradual brace weaning protocols for AIS patients who have completed brace treatment; 2) To determine factors for poor maintenance of Cobb angle and truncal balance after brace weaning; 3) To determine if the current standardized criteria for initiating brace weaning is appropriate. The investigators' hypothesis is that an AIS patient requires gradual brace weaning to allow better adaptation to an unloaded environment without the brace thereby resulting with a better truncal balance. It is also hypothesized that the immediate removal of brace for a AIS patient is as effective in terminating bracing treatment when compared to gradual brace weaning over a 6-month period. The investigators will recruit AIS patients managed at the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital (DKCH) in Hong Kong. As there is no definition for "brace weaning", we adopt the protocol that our center has been using. Hence the investigators will be comparing two protocols: 1) brace wearing time shortened to night wearing for 6 more months before stopping bracing altogether or 2) immediate brace weaning on the day of patient recruitment. All patients will be recruited on the day of clinic consultation where the decision for brace weaning is made. Those with underarm (Boston) bracing are included in the study. All subjects are followed-up longitudinally up to 2 years after brace weaning has been issued. Hence this includes three clinic visits with one at 6 months to complete the gradual brace weaning protocol, and at 1 and 2 years to observe for any delayed changes to the overall curvature and balance including loss of truncal balance and Cobb angle deterioration. This does not deviate significantly from our usual care as all AIS subjects are usually followed-up at 6-monthly intervals and thus this duration of follow-up is strictly adherent to and standardized. Eligible patients who have consented to take part will be randomly allocated to one of the two protocols, and group designation will be decided by a computer-generated randomized table. Restricted randomization through blocking will be used according to the equal proportion rule (1:1). The random allocation sequence will be managed independently, and the random coding is concealed to all research staff until all data analyses have been completed. The clinicians and research assistants will not be blinded to treatment allocation, as the participants are required to implement bracing protocols and schedule longitudinal follow-up. Apart from the Cobb angle measurement, all subjects undergo weight, height and arm span measurements, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and utility measurements, and whole spine standing posteroanterior (PA) and lateral radiographs at each clinic visit as per routine clinic protocol. The refined Scoliosis Research Society 22-item (SRS-22r) questionnaire and the EuroQoL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ5D) questionnaire will thus be provided at every visit.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 369
Est. completion date June 30, 2022
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 11 Years to 16 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - AIS patients who have been wearing underarm (Boston) bracing, and who have reached skeletal maturity based on the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) standardized criteria: Risser stage =4, >2 years post-menarche, and no growth between 2 visits. The subjects should be managed at the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital (DKCH) in Hong Kong. Exclusion Criteria: - All patients that are not AIS, using Milwaukee bracing, unable to comply with study follow-up, protocol issued and refused consent for study

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Brace weaning
For AIS patients who have been wearing Boston brace and attend clinic consultation where the decision for brace weaning is made, then weaning protocol of either arm will be prescribed

Locations

Country Name City State
Hong Kong Jason Pui Yin Cheung Hong Kong Please Select An Option Below

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change of Cobb Angle Cobb angle changes between baseline (when decision to initiate brace weaning is made) and subsequent follow-ups. Baseline, then 6-months, 12-months and 24-months follow-ups
Secondary Truncal balance changes Changes over time between the two groups/arms of brace-weaning protocol Baseline, then 6-months, 12-months and 24-months follow-ups
Secondary Health-related Quality of Life measure The refined Chinese version of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22r) questionnaire Baseline, then 6-months,12-months and 24 months follow-ups
Secondary Health-related Quality of Life measure The EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D) utility score Baseline, then 6-months,12-months and 24 months follow-ups
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