Asymmetry in InfancyThe effect of pediatric physical therapy on the course of positional preference, deformational plagiocephaly and subsequent developmental delay.

Completed

• Conditions: The children are born at the Bernhoven Hospital at Veghel, The Netherlands. The effects of the patients and controls are evaluated at the outpatient Department of the Bernhoven Hospital at veghel, The Netherlands

• Registration Number: NL-OMON20651
• Lead Sponsor: Bernhoven Hospital, VeghelP.O.Box 10.0005460 DA VeghelThe NetherlandsTelephone: +31-413-381911

Brief Summary

1. Van Vlimmeren LA, Helders PJ, Van Adrichem LN, et al. Diagnostic strategies for the evaluation of asymmetry in infancy; A Review. Eur J Pediatr. 2004;163:185-191.<br> 2. Van Vlimmeren LA, Helders PJ, Van Adrichem LN, Engelbert RHH. Torticollis and plagiocephaly in infancy: Therapeutic strategies - A Review. Ped Rehab 2005. In press. <br> 3. Van Vlimmeren LA, Takken T, Van Adrichem LNA, Van der Graaf Y, Helders PJM, Engelbert RHH. Plagiocephalometry: a non-invasive method to quantify asymmetry of the skull - a reliability study - Eur J Pediatr 2005. In press.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 385

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy infants of 6 to 8 weeks of age, born at or after a gestational age of 36 weeks or more, without dysmorfisms or syndromatic symptoms;

2. With or without positional preference of the head and with or without deformational plagiocephaly;

Exclusion Criteria

1. Positional preference caused by pathology, for example congenital congenital muscular torticollis, structural scoliosis, osseal disorders, cerebral palsy;

2. Dysmorfism;

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified