NCT00958542

Prospective Study of Cerebral Palsy Scoliosis

Prospective Study of Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Suspended
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a prospective, multi-centre study that will be looking at two groups of males and females over the course of their operative treatment for cerebral palsy (CP) scoliosis and the years following that treatment. The first group the study will be looking at is those individuals who undergo surgery for CP Scoliosis. The second group will be those individuals who do not undergo surgical treatment for CP Scoliosis, either because the family declines surgery or surgery is not recommended during the course of study participation.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy
• Scoliosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Surgical fusion	Surgical intervention for correction of scoliotic or kyphotic curvatures of the spine will include either the posterior approach or the anterior + posterior approach, with either the unit or custom rod, depending on the choice of the surgeon.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-06-01
• Completion: 2017-06-01
• First posted: 2009-08-13
• Last updated: 2014-06-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada