Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Postoperative Steroid Use in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Neuromuscular Scoliosis Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Conditions:
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
9-18 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the immediate use of steroids after surgery for accelerated discharge in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and neuromuscular scoliosis after a po...
Detailed Description
Children remain a vulnerable population historically known to be undertreated and underrecognized for their pain, only perpetuating the complexity of managing pain control in this cohort. Children's H...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must meet all of the inclusion criteria to participate in this study:
- • Patients aged 9-18 years who are scheduled to undergo posterior spinal fusion to treat AIS or NMS
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if any of the following criteria are met at baseline:
- Prior instrumentation or spine surgery
- Conditions associated with increased wound healing issues such as spina bifida
- Non AIS or NMS patients
- Not undergoing PSF
- Outside the ages of 9-18
- Allergies to the steroids and/or their ingredients
- Current drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements
- Inability or unwillingness of individual or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06023043
Start Date
November 1 2025
End Date
December 31 2028
Last Update
March 5 2025
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027