Trial reportSpine2016
Body Image and Quality-of-Life in Untreated Versus Brace-Treated Females With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Trial report in Spine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BrAIST)
Dysport ® (abobotulinumtoxinA) as an Adjunctive Treatment to Bracing in the Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Compliance to Treatment in Adolescent Girls With Idiopathic Scoliosis: is it Associated With Perception of Appearance, Self-esteem, and Quality of Life?
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of the social determinants of health on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.Spine deformity · 2025Pooled it
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- Quality of life in adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliosis after brace treatment: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Trial
- Body Image and Quality of Life and Brace Wear Adherence in Females With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Journal of pediatric orthopedics · 2017Trial
- Patient-Reported and Technology-Assisted Monitoring in Orthotic Management of Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Beyond the curve: the mental health burden of Scheuermann's kyphosis.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- "The silent strain: Exploring self-image and mental health in braced adolescents with scoliosis": a scoping review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Machine learning algorithms for predicting future curve using first and second visit data in female adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Clinical and economic effectiveness of Schroth therapy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: insights from a machine learning- and active learning-based real-world study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Comparison Between a State-of-the-Art Mechanical 3D Scoliosis Correction Protocol and the Schroth Exercise on Spinal Flexibility of Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- Patient-Reported Mental Health and Quality of Life in Pediatric Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Review
- Quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: A cross-sectional comparison.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2025Article
- Translation, Transcultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire for Scoliosis (BR-BIDQ-S).Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- Incobotulinumtoxin A and Yoga-like Isometric Exercise in Adolescent Idiopathic Lumbar Scoliosis-A Randomized Pilot Study.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Gender-Related Factors Influence the Subjective Perception of Deformity in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Idiopathic Scoliosis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The effect of brace on apical vertebral derotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2023Article
- Back pain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A comprehensive review.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
STUDY
designThe Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BrAIST) included skeletally immature high-risk patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with moderate curve sizes (20°- 40°). BrAIST was a multicenter, controlled trial using both randomized and preference treatment arms into either an observation group or a brace treatment group.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to analyze and compare body image and quality-of-life (QOL) in female AIS patients who were observed or treated with a brace. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Brace treatment is an effective means for controlling progressive scoliosis and preventing the need for surgery, but there is no consensus regarding the effect of brace treatment on body image or on QOL in adolescents with AIS.
methodsData from female BrAIST patients in the randomized (n = 132) or preference (n = 187) arms and were observed (n = 120) or brace treated (n = 199) were analyzed. Patients completed the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire (SAQ) and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQOL) 4.0 Generic Scales at baseline and 6 month follow-up visits up to 2 years. Items on the SAQ measured three body image constructs (self, ideal, and overall). The PedsQOL measured health, activities, feelings, social factors, and school.
results. In general, there were no significant differences within or between study arms or treatments regarding body image or QOL through 2 years of follow-up. Poorer body image was significantly correlated with poorer QOL during the first 2 years of follow-up regardless of study arm or treatment. Patients who crossed-over to a different treatment and patients with largest Cobb angles ≥ 40 degrees had significantly poorer body image, in particular self-body image, compared with those that did not.
conclusionThis study does not support findings from previous research indicating that wearing a brace has a negative impact on or is negatively impacted by body image or QOL. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2.
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