Clinical Study on the Improvement of Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis by Sling Exercise Therapy Training Combined With Conventional Exercise Therapy

NCT07109037 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2025001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the effects of suspension exercise therapy combined with conventional exercise therapy and conventional exercise therapy alone on pain, Cobb angle, functional impairment, and quality of life in adult patients with idiopathic scoliosis.

Conditions

Idiopathic Scoliosis; Adult

Keywords

Sling exercise training; Exercise therapy; Adult; Idiopathic scoliosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Cobb angle

  The measurements and evaluations were conducted on the first day of treatment and after the completion of the 30 - day treatment respectively.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Oswestry Disability Index

  The evaluation was conducted on the first day of treatment and after the completion of the 30-day treatment respectively.

• Pain score (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS)

  The evaluation was conducted on the first day of treatment and after the completion of the 30-day treatment respectively.

• Quality of life assessment (Scoliosis Research Society - 22 questionnaire, SRS - 22)

  The evaluation was conducted on the first day of treatment and after the completion of the 30-day treatment respectively.

Study Arms (2)

Conventional exercise therapy group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Conventional exercise therapy includes four exercises: the "little swallow flying" exercise, the hip bridge exercise, back muscle stretching, and relaxation. It is performed once a day, 45 minutes .

Other: Conventional exercise therapy

Combined Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Suspension training and conventional exercise therapy

Other: Suspension training and conventional exercise therapy

Interventions

Conventional exercise therapy OTHER

Conventional exercise therapy includes four exercises: the "little swallow flying" exercise, the hip bridge exercise, back muscle stretching, and relaxation. It is performed once a day, 45 minutes .

Conventional exercise therapy group

Suspension training and conventional exercise therapy OTHER

Suspension training alternates with conventional exercise therapy. It is conducted every other day, 45 minutes each time, 2-3 times a week for four consecutive weeks. Elastic ropes for suspension training are chosen based on patients' body mass: single - strand for those with body mass ≤ 30 kg and double - strand for those with body mass \> 30 kg. Suspension slings are placed on the head, lower back, and pelvis, and non-elastic rope slings on the ankles. Lower the lifting bed so that the vertical distance from the ankles to the bed surface is about 25-30 cm.

Combined Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• In the anteroposterior and lateral X-ray films of the spine in the standing position, the Cobb angle is ≥10° and \<40°
• The age ranges from 18 to 75 years old
• No previous history of surgery
• Not wearing a corrective brace

You may not qualify if:

• Having mental illnesses
• Having severe cognitive and communication disorders
• Having severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction or cardiovascular diseases
• Having adult degenerative and secondary scoliosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Southwest Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Power-sling suspension device (SPS-F11, Nanjing Sbird Biotechnology Co., Ltd.)

Neijiang, Sichuan, 642450, China

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Yildirim S, Ozyilmaz S, Elmadag NM, Yabaci A. Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises on Pulmonary Function, Respiratory Muscle Strength, Peripheral Muscle Strength, Functional Capacity, and Perceived Appearance in Children With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Aug 1;101(8):719-725. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001984. Epub 2022 Feb 2.

  PMID: 35859288 BACKGROUND

• Zhou Z, Liu F, Li R, Chen X. The effects of exercise therapy on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Complement Ther Med. 2021 May;58:102697. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102697. Epub 2021 Feb 23.

  PMID: 33636298 BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2025
• First Posted: August 7, 2025
• Study Start: April 25, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 25, 2025
• Study Completion: June 27, 2025
• Last Updated: August 7, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)