Nonsynostotic plagiocephaly (NSP) Musculoskeletal Diseases Nonsynostotic plagiocephaly
Conditions
Interventions
All child health nurses employed in the county’s child health care centers in January, 2012 were aske to participate in the study. Group assignment was according to clinic: if any nurse at a child hea
Sponsors
The Skaraborg Institute for Research and Development
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Child health nurses working in child health centers in Skaraborg County in Sweden in 2012 2. Infants born January-October 2012 in Skaraborg County in Sweden whose parents provided written informed consent 3. Parents of these infants
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Did not meet inclusion criteria or consent to participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cranial shape of 176 intervention group and 92 control group infants at 2-, 4-, and 12-month visits. Severity Assessment for Plagiocephaly and Severity Assessment for Brachycephaly were used as assessment tools. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cranial measurements were taken in order to reliability-test 12-month cranial assessments since the assessment tools have subjective components that increase the variation. Cranial vault asymmetry index (CVAI) was calculated from the two transcranial diagonals, and cranial index (CI) was calculated from the cranial length and cranial width measurements. | — |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed