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Wireless EMG-Based Monitoring of Paraspinal Muscle Activation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

NCT07738588 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-07-31

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Summary

This study aims to develop and evaluate a wireless, non-invasive, embedded electromyography (EMG) system for monitoring paraspinal muscle activation asymmetries in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Surface EMG electrodes will be placed bilaterally around the apical vertebra of the spinal curve to record muscle activity during static (seated) and dynamic (trunk extension) tasks. Measurements will be taken longitudinally over the course of physiotherapy treatment to evaluate whether the recorded muscle activity patterns can serve as an objective, non-invasive indicator of treatment response, potentially reducing reliance on repeated radiographic (X-ray) follow-up.

Conditions

  • Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)

Interventions

DEVICE

Wireless Embedded Surface EMG (sEMG) Measurement System

A custom-developed, low-power, wireless, non-invasive surface EMG system consisting of skin-surface electrodes, an analog front-end (AFE) for signal conditioning and digitization, and a microcontroller-based wireless communication module. Electrodes are placed bilaterally on the paraspinal muscles at the apical vertebra level, approximately 3 cm lateral to the spinous process. EMG signals are sampled at ≥1000 Hz using a differential (bipolar) configuration and analyzed for root mean square (RMS), mean absolute value (MAV), and frequency-domain (FFT) parameters to quantify muscle activation asymmetry between the convex and concave sides of the spinal curve.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ertugrul Deniz Kose

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-01
Primary Completion
2027-08-31
Completion
2028-08-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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