Prospective Database Registry Study of Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Description

The purpose of this study is to determine the radiographic and clinical outcomes of Scoliosis surgical and non-operative treatment in patients with Cerebral Palsy.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Scoliosis

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the radiographic and clinical outcomes of Scoliosis surgical and non-operative treatment in patients with Cerebral Palsy.

Prospective Database Registry Study of Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Prospective Database Registry Study of Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Condition
Cerebral Palsy
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

San Diego

Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States, 92123

Wilmington

A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803

Miami

Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, United States, 33155

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Boston

Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

New York

New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, United States, 10003

New York

Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 10034

Cincinnati

Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

Philadelphia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Philadelphia

Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140-4131

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patient age 8-21 years
  • * Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy (standard definition of any brain injury before the age of 3) with total body involvement - any functional level
  • * Coronal Curve \>50 degrees on sitting film (as measured by 'greatest Cobb') OR Kyphotic curve \>70 degrees on sitting film (as measured by T5-T12) AND
  • * A spinal fusion is being undertaken and the patient/family is proceeding with the spinal fusion (with any level of distal fusion).
  • * Previous operated scoliotic spine deformity
  • * Diagnosis of Rett's Syndrome
  • * Concomitant lower extremity surgery (within 3 months of spinal fusion)

Ages Eligible for Study

8 Years to 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation,

Paul Sponseller, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, John's Hopkins Hospital

Peter Newton, MD, STUDY_DIRECTOR, Rady Children's Hospital San Deigo

Michelle Marks, PT, MA, STUDY_CHAIR, Harms Study Group

Study Record Dates

2025-12