Simple Baby-Head prevention taught before birth shows promise
NCT ID NCT07182604
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether teaching parents about preventing flat head syndrome (positional occipital plagiocephaly) during a prenatal class could reduce the condition in babies. 400 parents attended a class with a physiotherapist, video, and brochure on prevention tips. Their babies were checked at birth and again at 3 months to see if the education helped prevent flat head and related issues like neck tightness or spinal asymmetry.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- educational program on positional occipital plagiocephaly prevention
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple prenatal class could help many parents prevent flat head syndrome in their babies, reducing the need for later physiotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is completed but results are not yet reported. The effect may be small or limited to certain populations, and the intervention requires trained physiotherapists.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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400 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participation of parents in the prenatal course at 34-38 weeks of gestation; * Signing of the informed consent form; Exclusion Criteria: * parents (mother or both) aged \< 18 years; * foreign parents with difficulty in understanding the Italian language and therefore giving informed consent to the study. In addition, children who present the following conditions at birth has been excluded from the study: * prematurity with gestational age \< 36 weeks; * neonatal distress; * congenital occipital plagiocephaly - with cranial asymmetry measurable using a craniometer and ODDI (cranial asymmetry index) \> 112.6%; * clavicle fractures; * congenital clubfoot, metatarsus varus; * congenital spinal and pelvic abnormalities.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Viola Fortini
Florence, FI, 50139, Italy