Minimally Invasive Surgery vs Standard Posterior Approach in the Treatment of Developmental Idiopathic Scoliosis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-25
SponsorIstituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

About this trial

This is a randomized trial with 1:1 allocation. The aim of the study is to evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with developmental age idiopathic scoliosis treated with mini invasive scoliosis surgery (MIS) technique versus posterior spinal fusion (PSF) technique through clinical and radiographic evaluations.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with AIS

Age between 12 and 25 years;

Site of scoliotic curve: thoracic and/or lumbar;

Preoperative radiographic range of the main scoliotic curve between 40° and 70° according to Cobb;

Disqualifiers

Patients already treated surgically for scoliosis;

Site of the scoliotic curve: cervical;

Patients with scoliosis other than adolescent idiopathic scoliosis;

Patients who do not fall within the described parameters;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • mini invasive scoliosis surgery
  • posterior spinal fusion technique

Treatment groups

126 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators