Postural Assessment in Plagiocephaly

Completed

• Conditions: Plagiocephaly
• Interventions: Other: Assessment

• Registration Number: NCT01989286
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Granada

Brief Summary

The positional plagiocephaly is a condition involving craniofacial asymmetry. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the spine, the posture and the psychomotor state in children who were diagnosed with infant plagiocephaly.

Detailed Description

Positional infant plagiocephaly is a clinical entity in which the shape of an infant's head becomes altered as the result of external forces applied to the malleable bones of the cranium and can occur pre- or postnatally. It is characterized by asymmetric occipital flattening (one side or the central part of the occiput is flattened)with ipsilateral frontal bossing.Viewed from above, this results in a parallelogram deformity of the head. We hypothesize that children who had plagiocephaly when they were infants, they have postural and spine implications at 3-5 years old.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-14
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2016-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 2016-11-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of infant positional plagiocephaly
• Aged 3, 4 or 5 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of non synostotic plagiocephaly.
• Neurological concomitant condition.
• Problems in motor development.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Plagiocephaly group-Assessment	Assessment	Children (3-5 years) who were diagnosed and treated because of positional plagiocephaly are included in this group. An asssessment of posture will be performed.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Spine assessment	baseline	The spine alignment, segmental and global angles in the sagittal and frontal planes,and the spinal mobility are going to be assessed by the Spinal Mouse®,a device guided manually on the skin along the spine.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance	baseline	The balance is assessed with the Pediatric Balance Test, asking the children to perform different tasks and observing the execution of these tasks.
Postural evaluation	baseline	The postural assessment comprises the static posture and the spinal flexibility by observing different positions and actions of the children.
Psychomotor assessment	baseline	The psychomotor development test, TEPSI, is going to be used to assess three areas: coordination, language and motor state. The children are asked to perform different activities and the success is registered.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Physical Therapy; 🇪🇸 Granada, Spain