Recruiting

Exercise

Sponsor:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Code:

NCT06082739

Conditions

Kyphosis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Exercises

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary objective of this study is to determine if stretching exercises as a conservative treatment option will correct kyphosis in postural and Scheuermann's kyphosis.

Conditions

Kyphosis

Study ID

NCT06082739

Start date

Nov 6, 2023

Status verified date

Jan, 2025

Completion date

Oct, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients ages 8 and older with postural or Scheuermann's kyphosis with >45° of kyphosis or >10° of thoracolumbar kyphosis from T11-L1 or other cases which seem to have excessive kyphosis.
  • Parents of patients aged 17 and younger who are 18 and older and cognitively able to complete a survey will be included in the study as well.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with congenital kyphosis or scoliosis greater than 30°.
  • Parents of patients aged 17 and younger who are less than 18 years of age or cognitively unable to complete a survey will be excluded from the study.
  • Any records flagged "break the glass" or "research opt out."

Study Design

Enrollment

120 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Exercise group

Patients perform stretching exercises daily.

Interventions

Exercises

Stretching exercises with and without a bolster, ball, or foam roller.

Primary outcome measure

  • Kyphosis angle [ Time Frame: Enrollment, 6-month follow-up, 2-year follow-up ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Cristabelle Alexander, BS

310-423-1061cristabelle.alexander@cshs.org

Locations

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

Contacts

Cristabelle Alexander, BS

310-423-1061cristabelle.ojukwu@cshs.org

Principal Investigator:

David L Skaggs, MD, MMM

More Information

Sponsor

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Last update posted

Jan 17, 2025

Last verified

Jan, 2025

Keywords

  • Scheuermann's
  • thoracolumbar
  • postural
  • stretching
  • back

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on 2025-01-17.