Managing Kyphosis With Exercise
ConditionKyphosis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8+
SponsorCedars-Sinai Medical Center
About this trial
The primary objective of this study is to determine if stretching exercises as a conservative treatment option will correct kyphosis in postural and Scheuermann's kyphosis.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients ages 8 and older with postural or Scheuermann's kyphosis with >45° of kyphosis or >10° of thoracolumbar kyphosis from T11-L1 or other cases which seem to have excessive kyphosis.
Parents of patients aged 17 and younger who are 18 and older and cognitively able to complete a survey will be included in the study as well.
Disqualifiers
Patients with congenital kyphosis or scoliosis greater than 30°.
Parents of patients aged 17 and younger who are less than 18 years of age or cognitively unable to complete a survey will be excluded from the study.
Any records flagged "break the glass" or "research opt out."
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Exercises
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov