Non Synostotic Plagiocephaly
Conditions
Keywords
Deformational Plagiocephaly, Orthotics, Helmet
Brief summary
Investigating the optimal usage time of helmet therapy is the aim of the study. Participants will be babies with deformational plagiocephaly. Plagiocephalometric assesments will be utilize to follow improvement of head symmetry. Scales asking sensational integration and severity of plagiocephaly will also be used. Time of daily usage will be follow with daily asking the caregivers how long the baby wear the helmet in a day. Participants will follow for three months.
Detailed description
Investigating the optimal usage time of helmet therapy is the aim of the study. Participants will be babies with deformational plagiocephaly. Plagiocephalometric assesments will be utilize to follow improvement of head symmetry. Scales asking sensational integration and severity of plagiocephaly will also be used. Time of daily usage will be follow with daily asking the caregivers how long the baby wear the helmet in a day. Participants will follow for three months. After the follow period completed, participants will be allocated two groups; avarage using 15-18 hours a day and avarage using 19-23 hours a day. Results will be compared for the two groups and correlation between the time of usage and cranial symmetry will be compare.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No intervention
Sponsors
Hacettepe University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Days to 7 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
have deformational plagiocephaly consent from caregivers age between 1 day to 7 months
Exclusion criteria
have another systemic, neurologic or orthopedic problem
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| plagiocephaly severity scale | Change from Baseline in head asymmetry at 6th weeks of treatment, at the end of the treatment/12th weeks | scale which has 5 subgroups as following frontal asymmetry, occipital flattening, head tilt, fascial asymmetry, ear asymmetry |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hemispheric asymmetry | Change from Baseline in head asymmetry at 6th weeks of treatment, at the end of the treatment/12th weeks | Difference between the right and left hemisphere of head (centimeter) |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed