Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Lateral Trunk Support on Spinal Alignment in Spinal Cord Injured Persons
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
Conditions:
Scoliosis
Spinal Cord Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The effects of lateral trunk supports (LTS) in special seating on the spinal alignment of 17 spinal cord injured (SCI) subjects with scoliosis were studied using bi-planar radiographs. The LTS improve...
Detailed Description
SCI patients often develop progressive scoliosis due to loss of muscular support to maintain good sitting posture. Special seating with LTS has been widely used in clinical practice to improve their s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- (1) C4-T12 SCI, (2) onset over 1 year, (3) sitting on the wheelchair more than 4 hours per day, (4) diagnosed thoracic or lumbar scoliosis through A-P radiographs, (5) flexible scoliosis, confirmed by supine and side-lying bending radiographs.
Exclusion
- inflexible scoliosis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
November 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00154505
Start Date
September 1 2002
End Date
November 1 2004
Last Update
September 12 2005
Active Locations (1)
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1
School of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan, 100