Yoga in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic and Degenerative Scoliosis

Scoliosis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Yoga in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic and Degenerative Scoliosis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03110965
• Other study ID #: MANHATTANPMR
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2015
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: August 2022
• Source: Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, LLP
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The effect of two isometric exercises is measured on Cobb angles from films taken 4-10 months apart.

Description:

The investigators obtained baseline Cobb angles on simple and complex curves, and collected previous, earlier studies of each adolescent idiopathic and degenerative scoliosis patient. The investigators then taught them to do the side-plank pose with the convex side of lumbar and thoracolumbar scoliotic curves downward, and a slightly altered version of the the half moon pose of yoga with the convex side of thoracic and cervicothoracic curves downward. The half moon pose was altered in that a belt was looped around the horizontal leg's foot, and held in a vertically extended upper arm's hand, and pulled tightly in that vertical position.

Each pose was held as long as the patient could at least once daily.

Cobb angles were again measured in films taken 4-10 months later.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Years to 105 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Scoliosis

• Willingness to do pose at least once daily for 4 -10 months

• Willingness to have a second X-ray 4-10 months after starting to do pose

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neuromuscular disease

• Previous Spinal surgery

• Pregnancy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Scoliosis
• Scoliosis Idiopathic

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Yoga poses
Patients are asked to perform one or two yoga poses daily for 4-10 months

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	New York	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, LLP

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Cobb angle	Baseline scoliotic curve - scoliotic curve measured after treatment	4 - 10 months