The Treatment of Progressive Early Onset Spinal Deformities: A Multi-Center Outcome Study



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Orthopedic, Women's Studies
Therapuetic Areas:Orthopedics / Podiatry, Reproductive
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any - 18
Updated:2/17/2019
Start Date:October 2008
End Date:December 2032
Contact:Anna McClung, BSN, RN
Email:amcclung@growingspine.org

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The purpose of this study is to examine the treatment, both surgical and non-surgical, of
patients with any form of early onset scoliosis. Such treatment may include the use of growth
friendly devices that are surgically or magnetically lengthened; or the use of serial body
casting or bracing, or observation. Outcomes examined will be what can be seen physically on
the patient and on x-ray, as well as parent perception of how the treatment effects their
child with the use of a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaire.

This multi-center study will evaluate the long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of
Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) and other Early Onset Spinal and Chest Wall Deformities in a
large population of patients.

The study will attempt to answer the following clinical questions:

1. How do clinical parameters (e.g. height, weight, pulmonary function, incidence of
complications) differ between:

1. Age groups

2. Etiologic groups

3. Treatment types including operative and non-operative methods

4. Patients who receive definitive spinal fusion versus those who do not

2. How do radiographic parameters (e.g. curve size, spinal height, thoracic dimensions,
sagittal profile, pelvic parameters, spinal balance) differ between:

1. Age groups

2. Etiologic groups

3. Treatment types including operative and non-operative methods

4. Patients who receive definitive spinal fusion versus those who do not

3. How does health-related quality of life (HRQOL), using the EOSQ-24 outcomes tool, differ
between:

1. Age groups

2. Etiologic groups

3. Treatment types including operative and non-operative methods

4. Patients who receive definitive spinal fusion versus those who do not

4. What demographic, clinical, radiographic, and surgical factors contribute to the
incidence of complications?

5. For patients with a particular diagnosis, age and/or treatment type, what are the
clinical, radiographic and HRQOL changes before and after treatment?

6. What are the mechanisms that cause rod breakage in growing rod constructs? (This study
question is a collaborative research study with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration).

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients of any age and any diagnosis who undergo a growth-friendly surgical
procedure, including but not limited to growing rods, VEPTR, Shilla, hybrid
constructs, spinal tethering and staples

- Patients of any age and any diagnosis who undergo casting

- Patients of any diagnosis 10 years of age and younger who undergo spinal fusion of the
thoracic and/or lumbar spine

- Patients of any diagnosis under 6 years of age with scoliosis curves of the thoracic
and/or lumbar spine measuring > 25 degrees. Observed and braced patients included

Exclusion Criteria:

- Cervical spine anomalies alone will not be included

- Patient/family is unwilling to participate in the study
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Gainesville, Florida 32610
(352) 392-3261
Principal Investigator: Laurel C Blakemore, MD
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Ann Arbor, MI 48109Bus: -
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Principal Investigator: Frances A Farley, MD
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11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216) 844-1000
Principal Investigator: George H Thompson, MD
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4650 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, California 90027
 (323) 660-2450
Principal Investigator: David L Skaggs, MD
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South 34th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
 215-590-1000
Principal Investigator: John M Flynn, MD
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60 Crittenden Blvd # 70
Rochester, New York 14642
(585) 275-2121
Principal Investigator: James O Sanders, MD
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1800 Orleans St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
410-955-5000
Principal Investigator: Paul D Sponseller, MD
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Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Principal Investigator: John B Emans, MD
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Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Principal Investigator: Peter F Sturm, MD
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Dallas, Texas 75219
Principal Investigator: Charles E Johnston, MD
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6621 Fannin St
Houston, Texas 77030
(832) 824-1000
Principal Investigator: John P Dormans, MD
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Principal Investigator: Karen S Myung, MD
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2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Principal Investigator: Richard M Schwend, MD
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1 Children's Way
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
(501) 364-1100
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535 E 70th St
New York, New York 10021
(212) 606-1000
Principal Investigator: Roger F Widmann, MD
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Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
Principal Investigator: Scott J Luhmann, MD
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San Diego, California 92123
Principal Investigator: Behrooz A Akbarnia, MD
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Vancouver, British Columbia
Principal Investigator: Firoz Miyanji, FRCS, MD
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111 Michigan Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 476-5000
Principal Investigator: Matthew E Oetgen, MD
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Wilmington, Delaware 19803
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