Teen scoliosis study reveals how back muscles behave during special exercises
NCT ID NCT05961228
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how back muscles work in 25 teenagers with mild to moderate scoliosis (15-40 degree curves). Researchers used ultrasound to measure muscle thickness at rest and during exercise, both with and without special corrections based on the Schroth method. The goal was to understand muscle asymmetry and how targeted exercises might affect it, but this was an observational study, not a treatment trial.
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Study facts
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- 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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 15 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Adolescents who have been diagnosed by X-ray with idiopathic scoliosis of 15-40°, * Risser sign zero to four, * have recent X-rays. Exclusion Criteria: * previous back surgery * have been treated with physical therapy in the past year,
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Haifa University, Department of PHysical Therapy
Haifa, Israel
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