TerminatedNot Applicable

Evaluating the Impact of a New Complement to Physiotherapy Intervention for Positional Torticollis in Infants

Stopped: Clinical department where study was held was unable to continue collaboration

Canada160 participantsStarted 2009-05

Plain-language summary

Children with a torticollis are usually referred for physiotherapy where they are evaluated, and given exercises as well as education to treat the condition. This study is being done in order to compare 2 methods of sharing information with parents of children with torticollis.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged newborn to 6 months at initial visit in physiotherapy, * A diagnosis of PT made by a physician, * At least 37 weeks of gestational age at delivery Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital muscular torticollis with fibrosis (confirmed diagnosis): because this is a rare condition that has a different rate of recovery, * Presence of craniosynostosis (confirmed diagnosis made by a neurosurgeon), * APGAR score of less than 7 at 5 minutes, * Prescription of a Tubular Orthosis for Torticollis (TOT) collar or Botox intervention for the torticollis, * Confirmed diagnosis of syndrome or neurological condition.

What they're measuring

Neck range of motion measurements

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00879450

SponsorMcGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-06

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