AI coach helps scoliosis teens stand straighter
NCT ID NCT07669428
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether artificial intelligence can help teens with idiopathic scoliosis improve their posture. Thirty participants aged 10–18 will receive either standard physical therapy or additional AI-based feedback on their body alignment. The goal is to see if the AI guidance leads to better posture and self-correction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based postural feedback
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-invasive way to help teens with scoliosis improve their posture and body awareness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 30 participants. The AI feedback may not lead to lasting posture changes, and results may not apply to all scoliosis patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) by a physician. * Aged between 10 and 18 years. * Cobb angle between 10 and 40 degrees. Exclusion Criteria: * Leg length discrepancy greater than 2 cm, measured from the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) to the lateral malleolus. * Previous history of spinal surgery. * Musculoskeletal or neurological injuries that affect balance and gait. * Inability to follow the research procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University
Salaya, Changwat Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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