Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisNCT00886652
An Aerobic Exercising Program on Respiratory Muscle Strength in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
A study testing Aerobic exercise program in people with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, run by Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.
Trial summary
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) can change the respiratory dynamics and performance of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles, affecting ventilatory capacity. This was a randomized, controlled, open study to test the impact of a physiotherapeutic program of aerobic exercises on respiratory muscle strength, in… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 10 to 20 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- What is being tested?
- Aerobic exercise program
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 90 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBrazil
- Study dates
- Jan 2008to Jan 2009
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 10 to 20 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- aged between 10 and 20 years
- diagnosed as having adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with a spinal angle of scoliotic deformity of at least 45º, and candidates for surgical correction
- sedentary
Who cannot join
- spinal angle deformities of less than 45º
- previous operation for spinal correction
- comorbidities (lung, heart or neurological diseases) that could interfere with the understanding of the procedures of this study (both diagnostic and interventional)
- regular physical activity
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Brazil1 site
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01221-010
About this study
Official title: Results of an Aerobic Exercising Program on Respiratory Muscle Strength in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: a Randomized, Controlled Trial
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) can change the respiratory dynamics and performance of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles, affecting ventilatory capacity. This was a randomized, controlled, open study to test the impact of a physiotherapeutic program of aerobic exercises on respiratory muscle strength, in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Patients with AIS were randomly assigned to the aerobic exercise-training program group or the no treatment group. There was a significant increase in Pimax and Pemax in the group which received physiotherapy.
Read the detailed description
Study Design: This was a randomized, controlled, open study to test the impact of a physiotherapeutic program of aerobic exercises on respiratory muscle strength, in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Objective. To analyze, by means of maximum respiratory pressure measurements, the conditioning of the respiratory muscles after four months of aerobic exercise training. Summary of Background Data. AIS can change the respiratory dynamics and performance of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles, affecting ventilatory capacity.
Methods: Patients with AIS, aged between 10 and 20 years, were randomly assigned to the aerobic exercise-training program group or the no treatment group. They were evaluated for respiratory muscle strength before and after the treatment period, by means of a manometer, and radiographs of the chest and spine. The physical therapy exercise protocol consisted of three weekly sessions, including stretching, aerobic exercises (first mild and then accelerated) and relaxation techniques, for a period of four months.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Being tested
- Aerobic exercise program
- Keywords
- Scoliosis, Muscle Strength, Respiratory function tests, Exercise therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Scoliosis
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Aerobic exercise programOther
Three weekly sessions, with an interval of one day between each, lasting 60 minutes each, and divided into three separate stages: - A 10-minute warm-up (stretching and low intensity aerobic exercises such as slow, gradual walking); - 40 minutes of aerobic exercise on an electric treadmill, with the work intensity maintained at a 60% to 80% of the maximum heart rate; - 10 minutes of winding down and relaxation (stretching exercises, low energy expenditure aerobics and relaxation techniques).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Experimental | The patients of the Exercise group were submitted to a four-month physiotherapy protocol, with three weekly sessions of 60 minutes each, accompanied by a physiotherapist, and consisting of warm-up, aerobic exercise on an electric treadmill, and then winding down and relaxation.
Each patient in this group was therefore submitted to an average of 48 sessions of exercises, always carried out at the same physiotherapy center. Receives: Other: Aerobic exercise program |
| 2 | No intervention | The patients of the control group were not submitted to any type of physical exercises. Like the patients submitted to the protocol, they were evaluated at the beginning, and again after four months. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Maximum respiratory pressure measurements by means of a manometer: maximum inspiratory pressure (Pimax) and maximum expiratory pressure (Pemax)
Measured: Before the start of the proposed exercises, and one day after the last session of the exercise protocol, all the patients were evaluated using a manovacuometer.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Apr 2009 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2008
- Primary completionJan 2009
- Study completionJan 2009
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Osmar Avanzi, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo
- Investigators
- Vera Lúcia S Alves, PhD, Principal investigator, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São PauloOsmar Avanzi, PhD, Study chair, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00886652
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AIS-301/08
- Status last verified
- Apr 2009
- First submitted
- 22 Apr 2009
- Last updated
- 26 Feb 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society. ATS/ERS Statement on respiratory muscle testing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Aug 15;166(4):518-624. doi: 10.1164/rccm.166.4.518. No abstract available.
PubMed 12186831Windisch W, Hennings E, Sorichter S, Hamm H, Criee CP. Peak or plateau maximal inspiratory mouth pressure: which is best? Eur Respir J. 2004 May;23(5):708-13. doi: 10.1183/09031936.04.00136104.
PubMed 15176684Wagener JS, Hibbert ME, Landau LI. Maximal respiratory pressures in children. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1984 May;129(5):873-5. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1984.129.5.873.
PubMed 6721285Shneerson JM. Cardiac and respiratory responses to exercise in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Thorax. 1980 May;35(5):347-50. doi: 10.1136/thx.35.5.347.
PubMed 7434284dos Santos Alves VL, Stirbulov R, Avanzi O. Impact of a physical rehabilitation program on the respiratory function of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Chest. 2006 Aug;130(2):500-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.130.2.500.
PubMed 16899851Covey MK, Larson JL, Wirtz S. Reliability of submaximal exercise tests in patients with COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999 Sep;31(9):1257-64. doi: 10.1097/00005768-199909000-00005.
PubMed 10487366
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Feb 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Results of an Aerobic Exercising Program on Respiratory Muscle Strength in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: a Randomized, Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00886652
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AIS-301/08
- Conditions
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Keywords
- Scoliosis, Muscle Strength, Respiratory function tests, Exercise therapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao PauloUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jan 2008
- Primary completion
- Jan 2009 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2009 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Apr 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) can change the respiratory dynamics and performance of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles, affecting ventilatory capacity. This was a randomized, controlled, open study to test the impact of a physiotherapeutic program of aerobic exercises on respiratory muscle strength, in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Patients with AIS were randomly assigned to the aerobic exercise-training program group or the no treatment group. There was a significant increase in Pimax and Pemax in the group which received physiotherapy.
Detailed description
Study Design: This was a randomized, controlled, open study to test the impact of a physiotherapeutic program of aerobic exercises on respiratory muscle strength, in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Objective. To analyze, by means of maximum respiratory pressure measurements, the conditioning of the respiratory muscles after four months of aerobic exercise training. Summary of Background Data. AIS can change the respiratory dynamics and performance of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles, affecting ventilatory capacity.
Methods: Patients with AIS, aged between 10 and 20 years, were randomly assigned to the aerobic exercise-training program group or the no treatment group. They were evaluated for respiratory muscle strength before and after the treatment period, by means of a manometer, and radiographs of the chest and spine. The physical therapy exercise protocol consisted of three weekly sessions, including stretching, aerobic exercises (first mild and then accelerated) and relaxation techniques, for a period of four months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Experimental | Other: Aerobic exercise programThe patients of the Exercise group were submitted to a four-month physiotherapy protocol, with three weekly sessions of 60 minutes each, accompanied by a physiotherapist, and consisting of warm-up, aerobic exercise on an electric treadmill, and then winding down and relaxation. Each patient in this group was therefore submitted to an average of 48 sessions of exercises, always carried out at the same physiotherapy center. |
| 2 | No intervention | –The patients of the control group were not submitted to any type of physical exercises. Like the patients submitted to the protocol, they were evaluated at the beginning, and again after four months. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 10 to 20 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- aged between 10 and 20 years
- diagnosed as having adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with a spinal angle of scoliotic deformity of at least 45º, and candidates for surgical correction
- sedentary
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- spinal angle deformities of less than 45º
- previous operation for spinal correction
- comorbidities (lung, heart or neurological diseases) that could interfere with the understanding of the procedures of this study (both diagnostic and interventional)
- regular physical activity
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Aerobic exercise programThree weekly sessions, with an interval of one day between each, lasting 60 minutes each, and divided into three separate stages: - A 10-minute warm-up (stretching and low intensity aerobic exercises such as slow, gradual walking); - 40 minutes of aerobic exercise on an electric treadmill, with the work intensity maintained at a 60% to 80% of the maximum heart rate; - 10 minutes of winding down and relaxation (stretching exercises, low energy expenditure aerobics and relaxation techniques). | Other | Exercise |
Primary outcome
Maximum respiratory pressure measurements by means of a manometer: maximum inspiratory pressure (Pimax) and maximum expiratory pressure (Pemax)
Time frame: Before the start of the proposed exercises, and one day after the last session of the exercise protocol, all the patients were evaluated using a manovacuometer.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Feb 2016.
- Background: PubMed 12186831American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society. ATS/ERS Statement on respiratory muscle testing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Aug 15;166(4):518-624. doi: 10.1164/rccm.166.4.518. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 15176684Windisch W, Hennings E, Sorichter S, Hamm H, Criee CP. Peak or plateau maximal inspiratory mouth pressure: which is best? Eur Respir J. 2004 May;23(5):708-13. doi: 10.1183/09031936.04.00136104.
- Background: PubMed 6721285Wagener JS, Hibbert ME, Landau LI. Maximal respiratory pressures in children. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1984 May;129(5):873-5. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1984.129.5.873.
- Background: PubMed 7434284Shneerson JM. Cardiac and respiratory responses to exercise in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Thorax. 1980 May;35(5):347-50. doi: 10.1136/thx.35.5.347.
- Background: PubMed 16899851dos Santos Alves VL, Stirbulov R, Avanzi O. Impact of a physical rehabilitation program on the respiratory function of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Chest. 2006 Aug;130(2):500-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.130.2.500.
- Background: PubMed 10487366Covey MK, Larson JL, Wirtz S. Reliability of submaximal exercise tests in patients with COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999 Sep;31(9):1257-64. doi: 10.1097/00005768-199909000-00005.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Vera Lúcia S Alves, PhD principal investigator
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
Osmar Avanzi, PhD study chair
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Aerobic exercise program in people with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, run by Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Feb 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Maximum respiratory pressure measurements by means of a manometer: maximum inspiratory pressure (Pimax) and maximum expiratory pressure (Pemax) (time frame: Before the start of the proposed exercises, and one day after the last session of the exercise protocol, all the patients were evaluated using a manovacuometer.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00886652, which also lists 6 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Feb 2016.