Active clinical trials for "Plagiocephaly"

The purpose of this study is to examine a group of patients requiring helmet therapy (either patients with plagiocephaly or post-surgical patients) to compare outcomes of infants treated with the Hanger helmet (Hanger, Inc.) to outcomes of infants treated with the P Pod Helmet (Lorica Scientific, LLC). Currently both helmets are prescribed at CCHMC. The investigators' goal is to determine which helmet is more effective in skull remodeling and to standardize the investigators' care for these patient types.

This study investigates the effect of soft tissue mobilization in babies with neck muscle problem. Babies received soft tissue mobilization or home exercises program

30 babies with Deformational Plagiocephaly (DP) due to the congenital muscular torticollis will be the participants of the study. The subjects will randomly allocated into the two home program groups; first home program group was seen once every six weeks (SxW), second home program group was seen once a week (OW). Parents will educate about the same home program which consisted of positioning the neck and head, sleep in alternating head positions and in side-laying to increase head shape symmetry and place infants, when awake and under supervision, regularly in the prone position a day to stimulate normal motor development (tummy time), decreasing the time spent in car seat at supine position. Environmental settings also will be given to challenge the baby look through from the side no flattening to room, place colorful and sonorous toys or mirror on the opposite of the flattening side, and stimulate active rotation by communicating with baby from this side. Handling strategies, stretching and strengthening exercises will be given for CMT. The parents will be reinforme if necessary. Positioning strategies will spread throughout the day.Plagiocephaly severity assessment scale (PSS) which has 5 subgroups as following frontal asymmetry, occipital flattening, head tilt, fascial asymmetry, ear asymmetry will be used to evaluate severity of DP.

The objective of the research is to measure the effectiveness of the Ottobock helmet, an innovative 3D-printed cranial orthosis used to correct infant cranial positional deformation: plagiocephaly, brachycephaly or combination of both. This research is a retrospective multi-centric study composed of a collection of clinical data from orthotists database and a survey for patient's parents.

Healthy infants were enrolled to receive three dimensional craniofacial photography regularly at their age of one month, two month, four month, six month, nine month and twelve month. All the image data was analyzed to reveal infants' craniofacial development.

This study will enable investigators to find out if brain structure and characteristics are affected by the shape of the infant's head, and if changes in the brain occur with helmet therapy.

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.

Investigating the optimal usage time of helmet therapy is the aim of the study. Participants will be babies with deformational plagiocephaly. Plagiocephalometric assesments will be utilize to follow improvement of head symmetry. Scales asking sensational integration and severity of plagiocephaly will also be used. Time of daily usage will be follow with daily asking the caregivers how long the baby wear the helmet in a day. Participants will follow for three months.