Measuring the Impact of the French Version of the Whiplash Book

NCT03040245 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CHU 298
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 95
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Whiplash trauma and the resulting whiplash associated disorders have been the subject of much attention in the scientific literature and remain a major public health problem. The most commonly encountered symptoms are neck pain, headache, low back pain, shoulder pain, as well as visual impairment. It is not unusual for neck pain to become chronic, and when this occurs, there may be serious consequences on a social, professional and financial level. Even though the role of the initial episode should not be ignored, progression to chronic pain is probably multifactorial and, like non-specific low back pain, psycho-social factors, and in particular patient fears and belief, seem to play a relevant role, as do environmental factors. The professional consensus is that it is useful to provide targeted information at an early stage in whiplash settings in order to reduce mistaken fears and beliefs. A preliminary study enabled the investigators to validate a French version of an information booklet that draws on validated data from evidence-based medicine. The booklet was "Le guide du coup de fouet cervical," the French version of The Whiplash Book. This study showed that fears and beliefs were considerably high in a population without neck problems who were working in hospitals. It also revealed that simply providing information could help lessen them. Management following whiplash injury can make use of the recommendations as published in the literature. Healthcare professionals must reassure and educate their patients that post-traumatic pain is normal, and that they need to remain active and maintain physical activity in order to improve their prognosis. Only very few studies have evaluated the adherence of physicians or healthcare professionals to the guidelines and to ways of changing their approach to treatment. The main aim of this study was to determine what fears and beliefs physicians have about the consequences of whiplash. The secondary aim was to measure the impact of a validated information booklet on emergency physicians' approach to management following a whiplash injury.

Conditions

Whiplash Trauma

Keywords

Emergency physician; Whiplash Book; Whiplash trauma; Fears; Beliefs

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• assessment of fears and beliefs in the sample of physicians tested using questionnaire WBQ (whiplash belief questionnaire)

  For each statement, the physician must express his or her level of agreement or disagreement, with a score that varies from 9 to 45. The higher the score, the stronger the beliefs

  48 hours after reading the information booklet

• assessment of fears and beliefs in the sample of physicians tested using the FABQ (Fear Avoidance Belief questionnaire)

  The FABQ (Fear Avoidance Belief questionnaire) comprises two independent scales: the physical activity FABQ and work FABQ

  48 hours after reading the information booklet

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Measurement of the impact of a validated information booklet on emergency physicians' approach to management following a whiplash injury.

  10 days for control group or minimum 48 hours after reading the information booklet for interventional group

• Non-pharmacological management of a whiplash injury

  10 days for control group or minimum 48 hours after reading the information booklet for interventional group

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

The intervention group was instructed to complete the questionnaires at least 48 hours after the intervention that is, after reading the information booklet

Behavioral: Whiplash book

control group

The same items were included as in the initial folder, with an additional questionnaire enabling the intervention group to qualitatively assess the information booklet. If there was no response, reminders were sent by email, then by telephone, and lastly by post.

Behavioral: Whiplash book

Interventions

Whiplash book BEHAVIORAL

control group; intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

emergency physicians

You may qualify if:

• \- Both sexes
• Emergency medicine doctors
• Doctors has given its consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• no criteria

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand: lead
• CH Aurillac: collaborator
• Jacques Lacarin Hospital Center: collaborator
• CH Moulins: collaborator
• CH Montluçon: collaborator
• CH Issoire: collaborator
• CH Thiers: collaborator
• CH Ambert: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

CHU Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France

Location

Study Officials

• Emmanuel COUDEYRE

  University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2017
• First Posted: February 2, 2017
• Study Start: June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: February 2, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-01

Locations

FR (1)