The Musculoskeletal System During Puberty in Dancers With Scoliosis, and the Effect of an Exercise Program

NCT07379801 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 034/26
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 140
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

assessment of the musculoskeletal system will be performed twice a year, for three years of young dancers

Conditions

Development, Adolescent

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• ultrasound for muscle thickness

  ultrasound assessment of back and abdominal muscles in rest and contraction - thickness in mm

  baseline, twice a year for 2 years

• muscle strength test

  hand held dynamometer assessment hip muscles

  baseline, twice a year for 2 years

• range of motion

  goniometer assessment for lower extremities joints

  baseline, twice a year for 2 years

• bone strength

  tibia bone strength assessment using Sunlight MiniOmni Ultrasound Bone Sonometer

  baseline, twice a year for 2 years

• maturation status

  Tanner scale 0-5 scale. higher score represent greater maturation status

  baseline, twice a year for 2 years

• scoliosis

  Adam's tests and scoliometer

  baseline, twice a year for 2 years

• flexibility

  Beighton score. 0-9 scale when higher score represent hyper flexibility

  baseline, twice a year for 2 years

Study Arms (2)

excercise

EXPERIMENTAL

exercises for strengthening

Other: exercise

control

NO INTERVENTION

regular activity

Interventions

exercise OTHER

exercise for strengthening core muscles

excercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 16 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: females dencers
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Female dancers aged 11-16 years who dance at least three times per week and whose parents have provided informed consent.
• Dancers who have participated in at least three weekly hours of classical ballet during the year preceding the study and during the study year.
• A minimum of two years of experience in classical ballet training.
• Dancers without underlying medical conditions, not taking medications, and with no history of orthopedic surgery.
• dancers diagnosed during the study with mild to moderate scoliosis who are not under medical follow-up requiring active orthopedic or surgical treatment.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Dancers who are taking medications, are not in good health, have underlying medical conditions, or have undergone any orthopedic surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Haifa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Haifa University, Department of PHysical Therapy

Haifa, Israel

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Dar G, Elbaz L, Vilnai T, Ben-Zvi D, Grinstein M, Steinberg N. Hyperlaxity and low bone mass predispose young female gymnasts to develop scoliosis suspected status. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 2;15(1):22827. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-05895-0.

  PMID: 40594709 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Gali Dar, PhD

  University of Haifa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Gali Dar, PhD

CONTACT

972505662054; gdar@univ.haifa.ac.il

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PHD, Prof.

Model Details: 2 groups - dancers with scoliosis will be randomly assigned to either a three-month targeted exercise program or a control group continuing regular training.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 23, 2026
• First Posted: January 30, 2026
• Study Start: January 30, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 30, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 30, 2028
• Last Updated: February 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IL (1)