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Condition (MeSH)

Plagiocephaly

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 27 trials for Plagiocephaly or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D059041 Musculoskeletal Diseases C05 C16
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Not applicable Not applicable 16 Observational Observational 11 Not applicable Not applicable 16 Observational Observational 11

Trials per phase

16 of the 27 trials are tagged with Plagiocephaly itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Plagiocephaly trials start? (15)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 4

2010: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2012: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2013: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2015: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2016: 3 trials (Not applicable 3) 2017: 2 trials (Not applicable 2) 2018: 3 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1) 2019: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2020: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2021: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2022: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2023: 4 trials (Not applicable 4) 2024: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2025: 4 trials (Observational 4)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 1
2025 4
2024 1
2023 4
2022 1
2021 1
2020 1
2019 1
2018 3
2017 2

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 2.2 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 1 trial still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Plagiocephaly trials in? (2)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Not applicable 16
Observational 11

How many Plagiocephaly trials are recruiting? (7)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 4
Recruiting 2
Enrolling by invitation 1
Completed 13
Terminated 1

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Plagiocephaly trials? (2)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Otto Bock France SNC 1
Otto Bock HealthCare LP 1

Which publications cover Plagiocephaly? (8)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
The functional manual therapy intervention in infants with non-synostotic plagiocephaly: a pilot study. Minerva pediatrics 2022 Yes
Effect of helmet therapy in the treatment of positional head deformity. Journal of paediatrics and child health 2020 Yes
Outcome analysis of molding helmet therapy using a classification for differentiation between plagiocephaly, brachycephaly and combination of both. Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery 2019 Yes
Repercussions of plagiocephaly on posture, muscle flexibility and balance in children aged 3-5 years old. Journal of paediatrics and child health 2016 Yes
Helmet therapy in infants with positional skull deformation: randomised controlled trial. BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2014 Yes

Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: drugs tested, serious adverse events in this condition's trials, prevalence, and rare-disease identity.

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