TAMO Therapy Versus Postural Control Exercise in Children With Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Effect Of Postural Control Exercise Versus¬¬ Tscharnuter Akademie For Motor Organization (TAMO) Therapy On Range Of Motion And Motor Function In Children With Congenital Muscular Torticollis

A randomized control trial was conducted through convenient sampling. 18 subjects were randomly allocated into two groups, group A received postural control exercises in addition to conventional therapy, while Group B received TAMO therapy along with conventional therapy. analysis.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Torticollis Congenital
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: TAMO; Behavioral: Postural Control exercises

Detailed Description

Torticollis is common in children and can be congenital or acquired. Acquired cases can result from neck muscles or bone injuries. Though distressing for parents, it usually improves over time. Treatment includes postural control exercise and TAMO therapy, along with conventional treatment. To compare the effects of TAMO therapy versus postural control exercises on children with congenital muscular torticollis on cervical range of motion. A randomized control trial was conducted through convenient sampling. Eighteen subjects were randomly allocated into two groups; Group A received postural control exercises in addition to conventional therapy, while group B received TAMO therapy along with conventional therapy. The duration of the treatment was eight weeks. Goniometer, still photography, muscle function. Eighteen participants (n=18) were included in the study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 18
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54000
      • Riphah Rehabilitation Center, Riphah International University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Greater than 3 months
• Both genders
• Abnormal neck posture
• Torticollis of both sides

Exclusion Criteria:

• SCM mass present
• Deficit in cervical PROM greater than 15 degree
• Craniosynostosis (it is a birth defect in which the bones in a baby skull join together too early)
• Infectious
• Metabolic
• Scoliosis of spine
• Developmental plagiocephaly
• SCM tumor
• Visual disorder

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: The TAMO therapy; For four months, TAMO therapy will last 30 minutes every day, twice a week. The therapist first applies light loading for a short period of time to his left hemiocciput directed toward the supporting surface.	Behavioral: TAMO; TAMO therapy
Experimental: Postural Control exercises; For four months, posture control exercises will be taught twice a week for 30 minutes each time. Under the age of 3 months, infants were required to shift their chin as far to the affected side and upward in the supine or dominant prone posture before they could regulate their neck. Instead of passively adjusting the newborns' heads, we waited for them to actively turn toward their midline.	Behavioral: Postural Control exercises; Postural Control exercises

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Goniometer	It measured cervical range of motion.	Readings were taken at baseline and four months of intervention
Muscle function Scale:	MFS is a tool used to check the function of the lateral flexors, a scale of 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating better function of muscles.Readings were taken at baseline and after four months of intervention of the neck in children,	Readings were taken at baseline and four months of intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: khadija liaquat

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 23, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 25, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 8, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 28, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): August 29, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 29, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 28, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neurologic Manifestations; Dyskinesias; Dystonia; Torticollis
• Other Study ID Numbers: RiphahIU- Farhan

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No