None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
The University of Tokyo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: [Children] 1. Children born at full term (between 37 weeks 0 days and 41 weeks 6 days of pregnancy) 2.Children aged 0 to 3 months 3.Children whose parents or guardians have given their consent to participate in the study [Parents/Guardians] 1. Parents/guardians who can bring their children to the applicant's laboratory
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: [Children] 1. Low birth weight infants (< 2500 g), Small for Gestational Age (SGA) infants 2. Infants born in breech presentation 3. Multiple births 4. Infants with a history of or currently undergoing treatment for diseases (neurological disorders, muscular torticollis, craniosynostosis, clubfoot, and other lower limb abnormalities that may affect the infant's head and lower limb posture) 5. Infants diagnosed with oligohydramnios during pregnancy 6. Infants with a family history of developmental dysplasia of the hip [Parents/Guardians] 1. Parents/guardians who do not understand Japanese
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. When the child rotates their head in one direction, are the hip joint and knee abduction/flexion angles of the leg on the side of the face closer to the M position standard value than those of the leg on the side of the back of the head? 2. When the child rotates their head in one direction, are the hip joint adducted/extended and the knee extended on the side of the back of the head compared to the side of the face? | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Are children whose parents believe they do not have head turn preference more likely to keep their heads in a neutral position than children whose parents believe they do have such a preference 2. Are children whose parents believe they do not have head turn preference more likely to have hip and knee abduction and flexion angles closer to the M position standard values than children whose parents believe they do have such a preference | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactChisato Takahashi
The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed