Effectiveness of an Educational Video Following Acute Whiplash Trauma
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of an educational video on intensity of neck pain, disability, illness perceptions and work ability following acute whiplash trauma caused by motor vehicle accidents.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2012
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 26, 2012
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 3, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2019
CompletedSeptember 26, 2019
January 1, 2019
5.2 years
September 26, 2012
September 25, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Intensity of neck pain
11-point numerical rating scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain)
3 months after visit to emergency room
Secondary Outcomes (9)
Self-rated level of recovery (Patient Global Impression of Change)
3 and 12 months after visit to emergency room
Self-rated physical level of functioning (SF-36)
3 and 12 months after visit to emergency room
Self-rated neck disability (Copenhagen Neck Functional Disability Scale)
3 and 12 months after visit to emergency room
Illness perceptions (The Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire)
3 and 12 months after visit to emergency room
Pain-related fear of movement (The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia)
3 and 12 months after visit to emergency room
- +4 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Psychoeducational video
EXPERIMENTALRelaxation video
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
The educational video will explain the nature of whiplash injuries and provide a biopsychosocial model for neck pain incorporating both physiological and cognitive-behavioural aspects, reassurance and basic advice on pain relief.
The comparison condition is a relaxation video detailing simple relaxation exercises such as breathing exercises which can be safely used by whiplash patients. The relaxation video contains no explanatory information concerning whiplash injuries or the related symptoms.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Involved in a motor vehicle accident (as a passenger or driver of the vehicle)
- Subjective neck complaints (neck pain, headache or reduced range of motion)
- Treatment in emergency room within 72 hours of accident
- Diagnosed with a distortion of the neck (ICD-10 S13.4)
- No other major injuries
- Age 18-60 years
- Able
You may not qualify if:
- Fracture or dislocation
- Head trauma (loss of consciousness, concussion)
- Substance abuse (narcotics, alcohol, medicine)
- Severe acute psychiatric disorder, previous episodes of psychosis or if the patient is suicidal
- Dementia, mental retardation
- Active systemic disease (cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, neurological disorders)
- Lack of informed consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Aarhuslead
- Aarhus University Hospitalcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
The Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Related Publications (5)
Brison RJ, Hartling L, Dostaler S, Leger A, Rowe BH, Stiell I, Pickett W. A randomized controlled trial of an educational intervention to prevent the chronic pain of whiplash associated disorders following rear-end motor vehicle collisions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Aug 15;30(16):1799-807. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000174115.58954.17.
PMID: 16103847BACKGROUNDOliveira A, Gevirtz R, Hubbard D. A psycho-educational video used in the emergency department provides effective treatment for whiplash injuries. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Jul 1;31(15):1652-7. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000224172.45828.e3.
PMID: 16816758BACKGROUNDWhiplash injuries: diagnosis and early management. The Swedish Society of Medicine and the Whiplash Commission Medical Task Force. Eur Spine J. 2008 Oct;17 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):355-358. doi: 10.1007/s00586-008-0767-x. No abstract available.
PMID: 18820955BACKGROUNDLeth-Petersen S, Rotger GP. Long-term labour-market performance of whiplash claimants. J Health Econ. 2009 Sep;28(5):996-1011. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.013. Epub 2009 Jul 8.
PMID: 19683817BACKGROUNDHolm L, Cassidy JD, Sjogren Y, Nygren A. Impairment and work disability due to whiplash injury following traffic collisions. An analysis of insurance material from the Swedish Road Traffic Injury Commission. Scand J Public Health. 1999 Jun;27(2):116-23. doi: 10.1080/140349499445301.
PMID: 10421720BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Per Fink, DMSc
University of Aarhus
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 26, 2012
First Posted
October 3, 2012
Study Start
October 1, 2012
Primary Completion
December 1, 2017
Study Completion
May 1, 2019
Last Updated
September 26, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-01