Status:

COMPLETED

Is Home Positioning Time Associated With Torticollis Rate of Recovery?

Lead Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

Conditions:

Torticollis

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-6 years

Brief Summary

The term torticollis is Latin for "twisted neck". It can be caused by a tightness of the sternocleidomastoid muscle manifested by a head tilt to the same and neck rotation to the opposite side. Treatm...

Detailed Description

Torticollis come from Latin,"torti" meaning twisted and "collis" meaning neck.1 Torticollis is a tightening of sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle resulting in a head tilt to involved side and rotation t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosis of torticollis
  • 6 months of age or less

Exclusion

  • previous surgery
  • treatment initiated at another facility
  • medical complication which interfere with treatment
  • radiology results of vertebral anomaly, ocular imbalance of nerve injury
  • compliance with less than 80% scheduled sessions

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00347334

Start Date

March 1 2006

End Date

November 1 2007

Last Update

January 28 2016

Active Locations (3)

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1

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital - East location

Beachwood, Ohio, United States, 44122

2

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital - Shaker campus

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44104

3

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital - Westlake

Westlake, Ohio, United States, 44145