Ankyloglossia
Conditions
Interventions
The protocol includes the follow-up of full-term newborns born to mothers over 18 years of age and involves monitoring the physical development of these children during early childhood. This will be c
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Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Eligibility
Age
No minimum to 3 Days
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Newborns over 37 weeks; weight greater than or equal to 2,500 grams; mothers aged at least 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Babies with congenital anomalies or neonatal conditions that prevent breastfeeding; babies who require intensive care unit (NICU); babies whose mothers test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV); babies from multiple pregnancies; mothers who live in other cities where transportation is difficult
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that an altered lingual frenulum will not compromise the motor development of the newborn. The identification and classification of the frenulum will be performed using the Assessment Protocol of the Lingual Frenulum in Infants, developed in 2013 by Martinelli, Marchesan, and Berretin-Felix. The presence of torticollis will be assessed using a Tot Baby goniometer (São Paulo, Brazil), following the method described by Klackenberg et al. (2005). Plagiocephaly will be evaluated through photometry, based on a superior view of the skull, with the child wearing a balaclava (Schreen; Matarazzo, 2013); the resulting image will be analyzed for the presence or absence of cranial flattening and/or protrusions. Motor development will be monitored through serial assessments using standardized and validated instruments, such as the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). These evaluations will be conducted at 1 month, 3 months, 8 months, and 3 years of age, and annually thereafter. Motor impairment will be considered when the child does not reach the developmental milestones expected for their age group, according to the parameters established by the scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes are expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactUniversidade Estadual de Maringá
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Outcome results
None listed