ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Six-Month Results on Treatment Adherence, Physical Activity, Spinal Appearance, Spinal Deformity, and Quality of Life in an Ongoing Randomised Trial on Conservative Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (CONTRAIS).
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of scoliosis-specific exercises on adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
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- Measurement properties of the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
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- Nighttime Bracing or Exercise in Moderate-Grade Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- The effects of an 8-week Pilates program on physical fitness and spinal posture in adult women.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Brace Treatment Is Associated with Lower Curve Progression in Moderate Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, While Psychosocial Outcomes Are Driven by Depressive Symptoms and Curve Progression.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of Structured Physical Therapy on Spinal Alignment in Idiopathic Scoliosis: A 12-Month Prospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of the Rovatti MethodReports (MDPI) · 2025Article
- Compliance of Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Effects of Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Cobb Angle: A Systematic Review.Spine surgery and related research · 2025Review
- Systematic Review of Clinical Outcome Parameters of Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The effects of exercise on patients with moderate adolescent idiopathic scoliosis : a systematic review and meta-analysis.Orthopedic reviews · 2025Article
- Prognostic model development for risk of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective cohort study of 127 patients.Acta orthopaedica · 2024Article
- Association between meeting 24-hour movement behavior guidelines and quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Efficacy of Night Bracing in the Treatment of Adolescent İdiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Correction: Dufvenberg et al. Six-Month Results on Treatment Adherence, Physical Activity, Spinal Appearance, Spinal Deformity, and Quality of Life in an Ongoing Randomised Trial on Conservative Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (CONTRAIS).Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Defining "successful" treatment outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a scoping review.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 · 2023Article
- Sex differences in musculoskeletal injury and disease risks across the lifespan: Are there unique subsets of females at higher risk than males for these conditions at distinct stages of the life cycle?Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Efficacy of conservative treatment on exacerbation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) often receive conservative treatments aiming to prevent progression of the spinal deformity during puberty. This study aimed to explore patient adherence and secondary outcomes during the first 6 months in an ongoing randomised controlled trial of three treatment interventions. Interventions consisted of physical activity combined with either hypercorrective Boston brace night shift (NB), scoliosis-specific exercise (SSE), or physical activity alone (PA). Measures at baseline and 6 months included angle of trunk rotation (ATR), Cobb angle, International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF), pictorial Spinal Appearance Questionnaire (pSAQ), Scoliosis Research Society (SRS-22r), EuroQol 5-Dimensions Youth (EQ-5D-Y) and Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS). Patient adherence, motivation, and capability in performing the intervention were reported at 6 months. The study included 135 patients (111 females) with AIS and >1-year estimated remaining growth, mean age 12.7 (1.4) years, and mean Cobb angle 31 (±5.3). At 6 months, the proportion of patients in the groups reporting high to very high adherence ranged between 72 and 95%, while motivation ranged between 65 and 92%, with the highest proportion seen in the NB group (
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