One exercise may help scoliosis – but Don't get excited yet
NCT ID NCT07194564
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a single session of a self-corrective exercise can immediately improve muscle activity and spinal alignment in 40 adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Participants do both a standard exercise and the self-corrective exercise, and researchers measure changes using muscle sensors and spine photos. The goal is to see if this type of exercise could be useful for rehabilitation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- self-corrective exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple exercise to help manage scoliosis in teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study looking only at immediate effects. It may not lead to lasting benefits or work for everyone.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 19 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: * adolescent males and females with AIS * being aged 11 to 19 years Exclusion Criteria: * having a nonidopathic etiology of scoliosis * history of spinal surgery; spine trauma (e.g., fracture or motor vehicle accident) * metal implants (e.g., pacemaker) * not capable of understanding and completing our motor tasks * experiencing severe dermatological conditions or have open wounds at electrode placement sites.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital; the University of Hong Kong'
Hong Kong, Remote, Hong Kong
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