Using Technology for Prediction and Prevention of Infant Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
- Conditions
- Torticollis
- Interventions
- Behavioral: in-app notification
- Registration Number
- NCT06474741
- Lead Sponsor
- College of Staten Island, the City University of New York
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether an app-based intervention can reduce the likelihood of a torticollis diagnosis in infants. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:
* whether an app can successfully deliver an intervention to parents of young infants
* whether parents who learn about torticollis will increase behaviors intended to prevent torticollis compared to parents who learn about general infant development
Participants will complete a monthly survey for 6 months asking about their parenting behaviors. Researchers will compare parents who receive notifications about torticollis with parents who receive notifications about general infant development to see if increased knowledge of torticollis leads to preventive behavior.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
- any parent with an infant under a month old who can answer a survey in English
- infant already has a diagnosis of torticollis or plagiocephaly
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description intervention in-app notification in-app twice-weekly parent notification about torticollis and head turn asymmetries
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method symmetry score baseline and 4 months extent of infant's head turn asymmetry
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method gaze asymmetry score 6 months extent of infant's eye gaze asymmetry
correlation between computer vision algorithm & manual coding for infants' head turns 4 months Correlate computer vision score with clinical test of symmetry 4 months # of bouts of focused attention 6 months time spent in focused attention 6 months