Westeinde Brachialgia Study
WEB
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Conservative Therapy in Cervical Radiculopathy
1 other identifier
interventional
240
1 country
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Brief Summary
The Westeinde Brachialgia Study (WEB) is a randomized controlled trial to establish the effect of cervical collar or physiotherapy compared to a wait-and-see policy in patients with acute cervical radiculopathy.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2003
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
3 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 10, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 12, 2005
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2007
CompletedApril 24, 2012
April 1, 2012
3.7 years
August 10, 2005
April 23, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
pain and disability at 3 and 6 weeks and at 6 months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
time back to work
persistent signs and symptoms
surgery
Study Arms (3)
wait and see
NO INTERVENTIONcollar
EXPERIMENTALphysiotherapy
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Cervical radiculopathy defined by neck pain irradiating to one arm with at least one of the following: provocation by neck movements or sensory changes in one or more adjacent dermatomes or diminished deep tendon reflexes in the affected arm; or muscle weakness in one or more adjacent myotomes.
You may not qualify if:
- Arm pain existing longer than one month
- Clinical signs of spinal cord compression
- Previously treated with physiotherapy or a cervical collar
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (3)
Meander Medical Center
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Groene Hart Ziekenhuis
Gouda, Netherlands
Medical Center Haaglanden
The Hague, 2501CK, Netherlands
Related Publications (2)
Kuijper B, Tans JT, Beelen A, Nollet F, de Visser M. Cervical collar or physiotherapy versus wait and see policy for recent onset cervical radiculopathy: randomised trial. BMJ. 2009 Oct 7;339:b3883. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3883.
PMID: 19812130DERIVEDKuijper B, Tans JT, Schimsheimer RJ, van der Kallen BF, Beelen A, Nollet F, de Visser M. Degenerative cervical radiculopathy: diagnosis and conservative treatment. A review. Eur J Neurol. 2009 Jan;16(1):15-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02365.x.
PMID: 19087147DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Jos TJ Tans, MD PhD
Medical Center Haaglanden
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 10, 2005
First Posted
August 12, 2005
Study Start
August 1, 2003
Primary Completion
April 1, 2007
Study Completion
July 1, 2007
Last Updated
April 24, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-04