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First received: December 15, 2023

Clinical Trial: Relationship Between Home Environment and Development in Children Diagnosed With Muscular Torticollis

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL


Official Title: Examining the Relationship Between Opportunities Offered in the Home Environment and Motor Development and Sensory Processing in Children Diagnosed With Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Brief Summary: Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is a common postural deformity that occurs shortly after birth and is typically characterized by ipsilateral cervical lateral flexion and contralateral cervical rotation due to unilateral shortening of the sternocleidomastoid (SKM) muscle.It is a non-neurological postural disorder that generally affects 3% to 16% of babies.Theories such as intrauterine stenosis, vascular causes, fibrosis of the peripartum bleeding area, difficult birth, and primary myopathy of the SCM muscle…

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