A randomised controlled trial of printed patient information for whiplash patients is more better?

ISRCTN	ISRCTN73891863
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN73891863
Secondary identifying numbers	N/A

Submission date: 05/09/2005
Registration date: 15/09/2005
Last edited: 16/01/2019

Recruitment status: Stopped
Overall study status: Stopped
Condition category: Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Kim Burton
Scientific

30 Queen Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2SP
United Kingdom

Email	kim@spineresearch.org.uk

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Hospital
Study type	Other
Participant information sheet	Not available in web format, contact kim@spineresearch.org.uk to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title	A randomised controlled trial of printed patient information for whiplash patients is more better?
Study acronym	WAD-ED
Study objectives	When compared with the control (limited information/advice on a small folded card), the experimental intervention (comprehensive evidence-based information/advice in a 28-page booklet) will improve beliefs about whiplash associated disorder and its consequences, and will increase the proportion of individuals who are self-managing by 3-months post-injury.
Ethics approval(s)	Added 09/10/09: Received from the National Research Ethics Service (NRES), Airedale Research Ethics Committee (REC)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Whiplash associated disorders
Intervention	1. Evidence-based patient educational booklet (The Whiplash Book). 2. Small folded card giving llimited information
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Self-management of the whiplash associated disorder (i.e. the participant has ceased treatment and feels confident to self-manage their WAD without recourse to further healthcare), a dichotomous outcome measured by a structured questionnaire.
Secondary outcome measures	1. Beliefs 2. Disability 3. Pain
Overall study start date	01/10/2005
Completion date	01/10/2012
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)	Lack of funding/sponsorship

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	254
Key inclusion criteria	1. Adults attending emergency departments following involvement as a vehicle occupant in a road traffic accident resulting in whiplash associated disorder of Quebec Grade 0 to III. 2. Good understanding of English.
Key exclusion criteria	1. Serious spinal pathology, including whiplash injury of Quebec Grade IV. 2. Any clinical conditions (mental or physical) or accident-related injuries that render participation inappropriate.
Date of first enrolment	01/10/2005
Date of final enrolment	30/09/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

30 Queen Street

Huddersfield
HD1 2SP
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Huddersfield (UK)
University/education

Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 2SP
England
United Kingdom

"ROR"	https://ror.org/05t1h8f27

Funders

Funder type

University/education

University of Huddersfield (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

16/01/2019: Internal review.
14/06/2016: Added trial abandoned due to lack of funding
24/05/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator

A randomised controlled trial of printed patient information for whiplash patients  is more better?