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This study evaluates the efficacy of Pediatric Integrative Manual Therapy in the treatment of positional plagiocephaly in infants. 25 participants will receive a protocol of Pediatric Integrative Manual Therapy and educational physiotherapy in combination, while the other 25 will receive a stretching protocol and educational physiotherapy


Clinical Trial Description

The Manual Therapy has shown efficacy in different pathologies in the adult but it is not know its utility in infants and children population, nor in specific pathologies as non synostotic plagiocephaly. In the conservative treatment of plagiocephaly the educational physiotherapy and the helmet therapy have the better level of evidence among other treatments. When babies present preferential position of the head or Congenital Muscular Torticollis, stretching has shown efficacy. A protocol of ten sessions of Pediatric Manual Therapy will be applied to infants with positional plagiocephaly in combination with educational physiotherapy. The protocol consists in soft cervical mobilisation, myofascial induction and the application of some pressures to the cranial bones to improve the asymmetry of the head. Educational therapy which consists in more "tummy time" stimulation, stimulation to the non preference position of the head and counter positioning. The control group will receive a protocol of stretching at home done by their parents and Educational therapy. ;


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NCT number NCT04672837
Study type Interventional
Source Universidad de Zaragoza
Contact Iñaki Pastor Pons
Phone +34657272757
Email inakipas@gmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 1, 2019
Completion date June 30, 2023

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