Investigation of Pain Perception According to Gender in Individuals With Scoliosis
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: exercise.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Scoliosis. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Azerbaijan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether pain perception under spinal pressure created on a physiotherapy roller differs according to gender in individuals diagnosed with scoliosis.
Detailed description
This study will be conducted using a single-group pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental design. Participants will undergo sports physiotherapy-based exercises designed to create controlled mechanical pressure on the spine using a physiotherapy roller. The aim of the exercises is to evaluate the changes in pain perception during the pressure created on the spinal infrastructure and the postural control mechanisms specific to scoliosis, and whether these changes differ according to gender. The exercise program will be applied three days a week for a total of six weeks, with each exercise session lasting approximately 45 minutes. All applications will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist, and the spinal pressure created on the physiotherapy roller during the exercises will be controlled and within the limits that individuals can tolerate. The physiotherapy roller will be used as the main equipment in this study, not as an auxiliary tool, and will ensure that spinal pressure is created in a standard manner. Pain assessment will be conducted in two stages: before the exercise program (pre-test) and after the exercise program is completed (post-test).
Interventions
- Other exercise
The exercise program will be implemented three days a week for a total of six weeks, with each exercise session planned to be approximately 45 minutes long. All applications will be carried out under the supervision of a physiotherapist, and the spinal pressure created on the physiotherapy cylinder during the exercises will be controlled and applied within the limits that individuals can tolerate. The physiotherapy cylinder will be used as the main equipment, not an auxiliary one, in this study
Primary outcome measures
- Scoliosis Research Society-22 [Time frame: 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Having a clinical or radiological diagnosis of scoliosis
- Being between 18-45 years of age
- Not having undergone scoliosis surgery in the last 6 months
- Agreeing to participate in the study voluntarily
Exclusion criteria
- Having a history of neurological disease
- Acute inflammatory spinal disease
- Serious cardiovascular or systemic diseases that would prevent participation in exercise
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Azerbaijan · 1 center
- Badam Medical Center — Baku
Publications
- Khodaei M, Parent EC, Wong J, Chan A, Coutts B, Dlikan M, Fehr B, Logithasan V, Sayed T, Mendoza A, Ganzert C, Lou EHM. Identifying predictors of brace treatment outcomes for adolescents or adults with idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review. Eur Spine J. 2025 May;34(5):1827-1848. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08736-w. Epub 2025 Feb 26. PMID 40009184
- Bourtzoni S, Reed P. Pain perception in personality disorders. PLoS One. 2025 May 9;20(5):e0323004. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323004. eCollection 2025. PMID 40343930
- Gur G, Ayhan C, Yakut Y. The effectiveness of core stabilization exercise in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A randomized controlled trial. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2017 Jun;41(3):303-310. doi: 10.1177/0309364616664151. Epub 2016 Sep 13. PMID 27625122
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07447193 · Uskudar90