M41.5 Q67.3
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Within a five-week interval, OMT treatment will be given three times (T1, T2, T3), with an additional active training and positioning programme to counteract the postural asymmetry and a forc
only the AT programme is continued and the prone position is trained during awake phases.
Group 2: Within a five-week interval, a three-time, findings-oriented OMT examination (T1, T2, T3) takes place
Sponsors
Institut für Osteopathie im Oberharz-IFOO
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Weeks to 16 Weeks
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Asymmetry score according to Philippi et al. (2006b) greater than 12 points, unilateral restricted head rotation measured with the flexion-rotation test, visible cranial asymmetry quantified with the Severity Scale for Plagiocephaly (Öhman, 2012).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Postural asymmetries associated with a motor developmental delay in the supine or prone position of more than 6 weeks (Päpki screening), cranial asymmetries and genetic dysmorphia that do not correspond to the described plagiocephaly (Argenta 2004; Branch et al.,2015), central nervous signs such as an asymmetric or non-triggerable hand or foot grasping response, positive Babinski sign, positive carpal reflex, non-fatigable clonus, positive Babkin.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in infantile postural asymmetry, measured with the Philippi asymmetry score at T1, T3 and T4. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in position-related plagiocephaly, measured with the Severity Assessment Scale for Plagiocephaly according to Öhmann at the measurement time points T1, T3 and T4. | — |
Countries
Austria, Germany
Contacts
Public ContactStephan Klemm
Institut für Osteopathie im Oberharz
Outcome results
None listed