Can special exercises help babies with torticollis move better?
NCT ID NCT07663721
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether weight shift training—a type of physical therapy—can help infants with congenital muscular torticollis (a tight neck muscle that causes head tilting) bear weight more evenly on their arms. Thirty infants aged 6 to 12 months will be randomly assigned to receive either stretching exercises alone or stretching plus weight shift training for 8 weeks. The goal is to see if the extra training improves posture, movement, and arm symmetry.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Weight shift training (a physical therapy technique) and stretching exercises
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, non-invasive therapy to improve posture and motor development in infants with torticollis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 infants. The results may not apply to all cases, and the therapy may not be more effective than standard stretching alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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6 to 12 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with congenital muscular torticollis by a physician * Head tilt angle of 15 degrees or greater and limitation of passive cervical rotation range of motion * Able to independently maintain the prone position and demonstrate asymmetrical upper extremity weight bearing Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with non-muscular torticollis, including postural torticollis or ocular torticollis * Presence of congenital cervical spine abnormalities or neurological complications * Any medical condition that may interfere with participation in the intervention or outcome assessments
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Locations
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EZ Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic
Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16943, South Korea
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