Breathing muscle training for teens with scoliosis
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests if special breathing exercises can help teens with scoliosis who are also doing Schroth therapy. It aims to strengthen the muscles that help you breathe.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 11 and 16 years old
- You have been diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis (a curved spine with no known cause)
- Your spinal curve is greater than 20 degrees (measured by a special X-ray method called Cobb angle)
- If you are a girl, you have started your period; if a boy, your voice has changed
- Your parent or guardian has agreed to let you join the study
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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