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Katie
Ridsdale
k.ridsdale@sheffield.ac.uk
Miss
Elizabeth
Swaby
e.a.swaby@sheffield.ac.uk
Mr
Ashley
Cole
ashley.cole4@nhs.net
Deforming dorsopathies
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Scoliosis is when the backbone curves to the side. If the curve gets too big,children may need to have spinal surgery. Scoliosis gets worse during childhood growth spurts. To try to prevent the curve needing surgery,children wear a back brace to hold the spine in position. The BASIS study is an ongoing study,comparing children who wear a ‘full time’ back brace for 23 hours per day (the ‘standard’ treatment),to a newer brace that is just worn at night. The BASIS study is trying to find out if a night-time only brace is as good as full-time bracing. Once children finish growing,the traditional belief has been that scoliosis will not get bigger. However,we know that in a third of affected adolescents,the curve gets bigger in the months after the brace is removed – so some doctors now recommend that braces are worn for longer.
The BASIS 2 study will invite participants from the BASIS study to be part of an additional study,where they will either wear the brace for an extra 6 months after the end of growth,or remove the brace at the end of growth. The follow-up visits,x-rays and questionnaires will be the same as already planned in the BASIS study,with the addition of one hand x-ray which some hospitals already do as standard care to look at the ‘growth plates’ to assess if there is any evidence of growth remaining. The scoliosis will be monitored closely to see how it changes until 2 years after the end of growth.
A survey of 44 participants already in the BASIS study revealed that 20 (45%) had no current preference regarding continuing brace wear,15 (35%) preferred an extra 6 months in brace and 9 (20%) preferred to stop wearing the brace at maturity. We are working with our adolescent participants,to maximise their involvement in BASIS 2. The results will be shared,using multimedia and social media,with the help of our participant advocates,to gain maximum reach throughout the scoliosis community. The results will also be presented to spinal surgeons at national and international meetings,published in a scientific journal and publicised through the Scoliosis Association UK (website and social media).
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Interventional type: Device;
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Katie
Ridsdale
k.ridsdale@sheffield.ac.uk
Mr
Ashley
Cole
ashley.cole4@nhs.net
Miss
Elizabeth
Swaby
e.a.swaby@sheffield.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST and funded by NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Co-ordinating Centre (NETSCC) .
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