Risk Factors for Psychiatric Disorders Associated With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

NCT00958373 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: H08-02333
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the presence, frequency, and severity of mental health disorders amongst adolescents undergoing spinal surgery for scoliosis.

Conditions

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Keywords

Scoliosis; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; spine curve; pediatric; mental health; screening

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients between the ages of eleven and sixteen who may have a prevalence of psychiatric illness at various time points in the course of treatment of AIS.

You may qualify if:

• Patients diagnosed with AIS between the ages of eleven and sixteen, scheduled to undergo surgical intervention
• The patient and one parent will be required to complete the questionnaires in their entirety at the predetermined time points.
• There are several different methods of surgical intervention for AIS, however there will be no selection on the basis of the type of intervention.

You may not qualify if:

• All types of scoliosis besides AIS will be excluded. This includes neuromuscular, congenital, infantile idiopathic, and childhood idiopathic scoliosis.
• Children younger than eleven years or older than sixteen years will be excluded.
• Those with additional chronic disease will be excluded, due to the possibility of confounding.
• Those unable to complete the entire questionnaire, for any reason, or those unable to complete the questionnaires at each time point will be excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead

Study Sites (1)

British Columbia Children's Hospital Department of Orthopaedics

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Scoliosis; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Curvatures; Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Christopher Reilly, Dr.

  University of British Columbia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 12, 2009
• First Posted: August 13, 2009
• Study Start: October 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2011
• Study Completion: March 1, 2011
• Last Updated: May 6, 2015

Record last verified: 2011-06

Locations

CA (1)