Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of the Effect of Neck Collar, Act-as-Usual, and Active Mobilisation Early After a Whiplash Injury
Lead Sponsor:
The Back Research Center, Denmark
Collaborating Sponsors:
Danish Pain Research Center
Conditions:
Whiplash Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Background: Long-lasting pain and disability, known as chronic whiplash-associated disorder (WAD), may develop after forced flexion-extension trauma to the cervical spine. Mechanisms behind WAD are vi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Been exposed to rear-end or frontal car collision
- Experienced symptoms within 72 hours
- 18 - 70 years
Exclusion
- Could not be enrolled within 10 days of the collision
- Fractures or dislocations of the cervical spine
- Amnesia for the accident
- Unconsciousness in relation to the accident
- Injuries other than the whiplash injury
- Average neck pain during the preceding 6 months exceeding 2 on a box scale 0-10, where 0= no pain and 10= worst possible pain
- Significant pre-existing somatic or psychiatric disease
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Does not read or understand Danish.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
October 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
450 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00206271
Start Date
May 1 2001
End Date
October 1 2004
Last Update
September 21 2005
Active Locations (2)
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1
The Back Research Center
5750 Ringe, Denmark
2
Danish Pain Research Center
8000 Aarhus, Denmark