Out of the Axis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034699

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-14

Start date

2024-10-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Q67.4 Q67.3 M41.5

Interventions

Group 1: Clinical and structural parameters: The clinical and structural parameters are measured using the Philippi score, which records the documented data. At the end of the study, the differences i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Weeks to 10 Weeks

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infantile postural asymmetry, head misalignment, infantile scoliosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe neurological diseases, damage or malfunction of the nervous system, e.g. neuromuscular disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hypotheses: H1: The correction of postural asymmetry towards symmetry is 30% higher in the intervention group than in the control group. A mixed ANOVA (2x2 design) is used to test the hypotheses, whereby the following three hypotheses are tested: 1. influence of study group: structured parental guidance using GAS leads to a 30% improvement in postural asymmetry compared to the control group without GAS. 2. different measurement times (pre-/post-intervention): Eight weeks after the pre-measurement time point (defined as an infant age of 8 weeks) shows a significant improvement in postural asymmetry compared to the pre-measurement time point. 3. interaction between measurement time and study group: the improvement in postural asymmetry from pre- to post-measurement is 30% higher in the intervention group than in the control group. The third hypothesis is the central question of this research, while the first two hypotheses are automatically tested as part of the ANOVA. Analysis strategy and data evaluation procedure: Subjects will be videotaped at study entry and after 8 weeks. The videos are scored by blinded scorers. The results of the GAS will be documented by the parents every 14 days and handed over to the researcher at the end of the study. The data will be analyzed using a mixed 2-factorial analysis of variance (mixed ANOVA).	—

Measure

Time frame

Hypotheses: H1: The correction of postural asymmetry towards symmetry is 30% higher in the intervention group than in the control group. A mixed ANOVA (2x2 design) is used to test the hypotheses, whereby the following three hypotheses are tested: 1. influence of study group: structured parental guidance using GAS leads to a 30% improvement in postural asymmetry compared to the control group without GAS. 2. different measurement times (pre-/post-intervention): Eight weeks after the pre-measurement time point (defined as an infant age of 8 weeks) shows a significant improvement in postural asymmetry compared to the pre-measurement time point. 3. interaction between measurement time and study group: the improvement in postural asymmetry from pre- to post-measurement is 30% higher in the intervention group than in the control group. The third hypothesis is the central question of this research, while the first two hypotheses are automatically tested as part of the ANOVA. Analysis strategy and data evaluation procedure: Subjects will be videotaped at study entry and after 8 weeks. The videos are scored by blinded scorers. The results of the GAS will be documented by the parents every 14 days and handed over to the researcher at the end of the study. The data will be analyzed using a mixed 2-factorial analysis of variance (mixed ANOVA).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The involvement of parents and their competence has a significant impact on the success of therapy	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactUlrike Mattes

Praxis U. Mattes

u.mattes@praxis-mattes.de+491741862616

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026