NCT06803121

The Effect of Core Stability Exercises on Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescent Females

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 10 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of core stability (CS) exercises on curve magnitude, posture, trunk deformity and quality of life in adolescent females with idiopathic scoliosis.

Detailed description

Scoliosis is a disease in which the spine deviates or rotates laterally from its normal vertical line, and it can cause decreased spinal movement, weakening of muscles near the spine, reduced pulmonary function, respiratory dysfunction, chronic pain, and psychological suffering. Scoliosis can be classified as idiopathic, congenital, neurofibromatosis, and neuromuscular. Among these types of scoliosis, approximately 80% of patients with scoliosis have AIS, which typically occurs around 10 years of age when healthy bone maturation occurs during adolescence. IS is diagnosed when there are no known causes besides spinal deformity involving a lateral curvature with a Cobb angle ≥10°. Therapeutic approaches for IS include surgical and conservative treatments. Exercise therapy for IS is considered important for maintaining spinal function when the Cobb angle is \<20°. Moreover, the effects of core stabilization exercise have been demonstrated recently for alleviating chronic lower back pain in patients, improving performance in athletes, and preventing sports injuries in athletes. Based on this information, core stabilization exercise may be used effectively to improve neuromuscular imbalance, which is the cause of IS. However, studies on the therapeutic effects of using core stabilization exercise in patients with AIS are still lacking. Accordingly, the objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of core stability exercises on curve magnitude, posture, trunk deformity, and quality of life in adolescent females with idiopathic scoliosis.

Conditions

• Idiopathic Scoliosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Traditional treatment	Traditional exercises for scoliosis include breathing exercises, posture training, spinal flexibility exercises, stretching exercises for the involved muscles (especially for the concave side of the curve), and general strengthening exercises for the main muscle groups of trunk, pelvis, and shoulder girdle muscles (especially for the convex side of the curve).
OTHER	Core stability exercises	The CS training program includes local muscle stability training (transverses abdominis, multifidus, and diaphragm), global muscle stability training (oblique abdominal muscles, psoas major, quadratus lumborum, and pelvic floor muscles), global muscle mobility training (rectus abdominis, back extensors, and hamstring muscles), and strength training of the core muscles through the thoracolumbar fascia by maintaining the neutral spine position. Diaphragmatic breathing technique will be used during exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-01
• Primary completion: 2025-05-01
• Completion: 2025-05-10
• First posted: 2025-01-31
• Last updated: 2025-05-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt