The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether an app-based intervention can reduce the likelihood of a torticollis diagnosis in infants. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * whether an app can successfully deliver an intervention to parents of young infants * whether parents who learn about torticollis will increase behaviors intended to prevent torticollis compared to parents who learn about general infant development Participants will complete a monthly survey for 6 months asking about their parenting behaviors. Researchers will compare parents who receive notifications about torticollis with parents who receive notifications about general infant development to see if increased knowledge of torticollis leads to preventive behavior.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
56
Parents will receive bi-weekly prompts in a baby monitor app to change infant's orientation within crib, allow for tummy time several times per day, alternate the side from which infants are fed, alternate the side the infant faces during carrying, and in general note any side preferences of the infant so that positioning can assist in symmetry.
symmetry score
extent of infant's head turn asymmetry
Time frame: baseline and 4 months
gaze asymmetry score
extent of infant's eye gaze asymmetry
Time frame: 6 months
time spent in focused attention
Time frame: 6 months
# of bouts of focused attention
Time frame: 6 months
correlation between computer vision algorithm & manual coding for infants' head turns
Time frame: 4 months
Correlate computer vision score with clinical test of symmetry
Time frame: 4 months
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