Torticollis
Conditions
Keywords
Congenital muscular torticollis
Brief summary
Children with a torticollis are usually referred for physiotherapy where they are evaluated, and given exercises as well as education to treat the condition. This study is being done in order to compare 2 methods of sharing information with parents of children with torticollis.
Detailed description
160 children of less than 6 months of age will be recruited for the study and divided in 2 groups. Children of both groups will receive the same physiotherapy evaluation and exercises but parents will receive information handouts with one of two different types of illustrations and written instructions for home exercises.
Interventions
OTHERBooklet
booklet given to parents for home exercises
Sponsors
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 6 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged newborn to 6 months at initial visit in physiotherapy, * A diagnosis of PT made by a physician, * At least 37 weeks of gestational age at delivery
Exclusion criteria
* Congenital muscular torticollis with fibrosis (confirmed diagnosis): because this is a rare condition that has a different rate of recovery, * Presence of craniosynostosis (confirmed diagnosis made by a neurosurgeon), * APGAR score of less than 7 at 5 minutes, * Prescription of a Tubular Orthosis for Torticollis (TOT) collar or Botox intervention for the torticollis, * Confirmed diagnosis of syndrome or neurological condition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neck range of motion measurements | 3 months |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed