Psychological Assessment of Scoliosis Patients Undergoing Surgical Management

Description

Working in partnership with Montefiore-Einstein's Department of Translational Psychiatry, the study team investigators have designed a prospective randomized clinical trial (2:1) study for 45 AIS patients (10-19 yrs.). This protocol includes a baseline assessment of mental health, pain, and function in AIS patients utilizing validated patient reported outcome measures. The investigators will implement and test a structured perioperative psychological intervention program, based on the Aim to Decrease Anxiety and Pain Treatment (ADAPT), which was developed based on evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocols for the management of pediatric pain and childhood anxiety disorders

Conditions

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), Mental Health

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Working in partnership with Montefiore-Einstein's Department of Translational Psychiatry, the study team investigators have designed a prospective randomized clinical trial (2:1) study for 45 AIS patients (10-19 yrs.). This protocol includes a baseline assessment of mental health, pain, and function in AIS patients utilizing validated patient reported outcome measures. The investigators will implement and test a structured perioperative psychological intervention program, based on the Aim to Decrease Anxiety and Pain Treatment (ADAPT), which was developed based on evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocols for the management of pediatric pain and childhood anxiety disorders

Psychological Assessment of Scoliosis Patients Undergoing Surgical Management (PASS)

Psychological Assessment of Scoliosis Patients Undergoing Surgical Management

Condition
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Bronx

Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States, 10467

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

  • * Diagnosis of scoliosis prior to age 20
  • * Healthy, non-obese aged 10-19 years, with a diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis, undergoing elective posterior spinal fusion
  • * Diagnosis of scoliosis after age 20
  • * Permanent cognitive impairment
  • * Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • * Use of opioids in the last 6 months
  • * Liver or renal diseases and developmental delays

Ages Eligible for Study

10 Years to 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Montefiore Medical Center,

Eric D Fornari, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Montefiore Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2026-10