Table 2 Characteristics of systematic reviews on Plagiocephaly
Authors | Participants/n/age/gender/condition (where reported) | Intervention (Conservative-repositioning, helmet, MT) | Timing of intervention | Number and type of studies included in review | Method of data synthesis (qualitative/meta-analysis) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baird et al. 2016 [8] | Paediatric (< 18 years of age) patients with non-synostotic plagiocephaly or brachycephaly. | Manual Therapy | NR | 3/ 2 x RCT, 1x prospective | Narrative |
Klimo et al. 2016 [18] | Repositioning | NR | 3 RCT’s (Class I), 1 prospective cohort study (Class II), and 6 retrospective cohort studies (Class III) | Narrative | |
Tamber et al. 2016 [19] | Helmet therapy | NR | 1 prospective randomized controlled trial (Class II), 5 prospective comparative studies, (Class II), and 9 retrospective comparative studies (Class II). | Narrative | |
Bialocerkowski et al. 2005 [20] | Children < 12 months/PP | Positioning Vs Helmet + Manual therapy | NR | 16/ 12 case series, 4 comparative studies | Narrative |
Goh et al. 2013 [21] | Children/PP | Helmet therapy | NR | 36/ 21 were primary research literature articles, 12 reviews, 2 letters, 1 methodology descriptor | Narrative |
McGarry et al. 2008 [22] | Infants/PP | Helmet therapy | NR | 20/ 3 reviews, 8 measurement, 9 mixed research method | Narrative |
Paquereau, J. 2013 [23] | Children < 18 months/n = 1724 in original articles/PP | Orthotics Vs Repositioning | 1-15 months | 18/ 6 literature reviews, 12 original articles | Narrative |
Parnell Prevost et al. 2019 [13] | Infants/0–12 weeks/paediatric conditions including cranial asymmetry | Manual Therapy | NR | 50/ 32 RCT’s and 18 Observational studies | Narrative |
Shweikeh et al. 2013 [7] | Children 3-18mths/PP | Repositioning Vs Helmet Vs Manual therapy | Long term | 15/ 2 RCT’s, 4 case controls, 4 retrospective studies, 2 prospective studies, 2 longitudinal, 1 cross-sectional | Narrative |
Xia et al. 2008 [11] | Healthy infants < 12 months with PP | Moulding helmet therapy vs head repositioning therapy | 6 months | 7 cohort studies | Narrative |