Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Newborn Head Molding and Later Asymmetries

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oulu

Conditions:

Plagiocephaly

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-6 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Prospective randomized clinical interventional trial after birth in maternity ward, and follow up to 8-9 years of age. Hypothesis: Preventive handling and caring advices to parents of newborns decrea...

Detailed Description

The amount of craniofacial abnormal molding after birth in newborns and the frequency of plagiocephaly in infancy or later consequences of those in childhood are not known in finnish population. Head ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 1-6 days after birth;
  • Healthy newborns in maternal ward, and living in near by Oulu region.
  • Preterms at the age of 34-44 gestation weeks in near by Oulu region (non randomized)

Exclusion

  • Congenital anomalies,
  • Very early discharge,
  • Parental refusal

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

135 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02283229

Start Date

February 1 2012

End Date

December 1 2027

Last Update

November 28 2023

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Oulu University Hospital

Oulu, Finland, 90220