About this trial

This study will examine how effective caregiver's repositioning strategies are in correcting an infant's deformational cranial shape, as well as the effectiveness of the use of a custom cranial remolding orthosis for treatment of deformational head shapes. Infants with torticollis will be concurrently enrolled in physical therapy treatment until the torticollis is resolved. A normal, unaffected population will be studied to compare typical growth to the growth of infants undergoing active treatment.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy infants with normal physical development and no need for physical therapy intervention

Disqualifiers

Infants with abnormal head shapes (plagiocephaly or craniosynostosis)

Infants with growth abnormalities (such as genetic conditions)

Infants with developmental delay significant to warrant physical therapy or occupational therapy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Repositioning Therapy
  • Cranial Remolding Orthosis

Treatment groups

65 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Locations

1
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center75390, DallasTexas, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Children's Health

Collaborator