The Treatment of Non-synostotic Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly in Infants
A randomised, controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of positioning treatment to improve head shape measurements in infants with non-synostotic plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, using (1) in severe cases, either a sleep positioning wrap or a head positioning helmet, and (2) in mild to moderate cases, either education alone or education plus a sleep positioning wrap.
Professor Ed Mitchell, University of Auckland.
308 participants
May 20, 2005
Interventional
Conditions
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Any child under 12 months of age, and diagnosed with non-synostotic plagiocephaly or brachycephaly
Exclusion Criteria1
- Craniosynostosis, congenital abnomalities, older than 12 months, residing (or planning to move) outside Auckland, Counties Manukau, or Waitemata District Health Board areas, currently using a Safe T Sleep sleep positioning device.
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Interventions
Infants under the age of 12 months and diagnosed with non-synostotic plagiocephaly or brachycephaly are categorised as (1) severe or (2) mild-moderate, according to objective head shape measurements of cephalic index or oblique cranial length ratio. Group (1) is randomised to either a sleep positioning wrap or a head positioning helmet; Group (2) is randomised to education alone or education plus a sleep positioning wrap. Infants are followed up 3, 6, and 12 months after initiation of treatment to assess the effectiveness of treatment.
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ACTRN12605000023651