Adherence to Physiotherapy Scoliosis Specific Exercises in Adolescents With Spine Deformity: Development of a New Questionnaire

Istituto Scientifico Italiano Colonna Vertebrale600 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to develop a new instrument capable of providing an efficient measure of the quality and quantity of adherence to Physiotherapy Scoliosis Specific Exercises performed at home by growing patients with spinal deformity undergoing conservative treatment at a specialized institution. The development of a questionnaire in a Rasch environment and specifically developed for this population will ensure greater sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaire.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

600

Conditions

Adherence, Treatment Spinal Deformity

Interventions

QuestionnaireOTHER

Adolescents with spinal deformity will be asked to fill out a new questionnaire measuring the quality and quantity of adherence to specific physiotherapy exercises performed at home. Patients will be recruited at an outpatient service dedicated to the treatment of vertebral deformities during the monthly sessions with the physiotherapist

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * aged between 10 and 18 years * adolescent idiopathic scoliosis of 10 ° Cobb or more * Scheuermann's kyphosis or idiopathic hyperkyphosis * prescription of specific exercises Exclusion Criteria: * positive neurological evaluation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Adherence to Physiotherapy Scoliosis Specific Exercises

New questionnaire developped to assess quality and quantity of adherence to specific physiotherapy exercises performed at home patients with spinal deformity treated conservatively

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year