Pediatric Integrative Manual Therapy in Babies With Deformational Plagiocephaly and Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Last updated: May 19, 2022
Sponsor: Universidad de Zaragoza
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Dystonia

Neck Pain

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04672837
PMT2
  • Ages < 12
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of Pediatric Integrative Manual Therapy in the treatment of positional plagiocephaly in infants. 25 participants will receive a protocol of Pediatric Integrative Manual Therapy and educational physiotherapy in combination, while the other 25 will receive a stretching protocol and educational physiotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sign of positional plagiocephaly
  • Infants below 12 moths age

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No neurological disorders
  • No infectious diseases
  • No respiratory diseases
  • No other treatments

Study Design

Total Participants: 50
Study Start date:
June 01, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2023

Study Description

The Manual Therapy has shown efficacy in different pathologies in the adult but it is not know its utility in infants and children population, nor in specific pathologies as non synostotic plagiocephaly.

In the conservative treatment of plagiocephaly the educational physiotherapy and the helmet therapy have the better level of evidence among other treatments. When babies present preferential position of the head or Congenital Muscular Torticollis, stretching has shown efficacy.

A protocol of ten sessions of Pediatric Manual Therapy will be applied to infants with positional plagiocephaly in combination with educational physiotherapy. The protocol consists in soft cervical mobilisation, myofascial induction and the application of some pressures to the cranial bones to improve the asymmetry of the head. Educational therapy which consists in more "tummy time" stimulation, stimulation to the non preference position of the head and counter positioning. The control group will receive a protocol of stretching at home done by their parents and Educational therapy.

Connect with a study center

  • Instituto deTerapias Integrativas

    Zaragoza, 50001
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

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