Chronic neck pain in persons with minor or moderate traffic accident injuries

ISRCTN ISRCTN99499357
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN99499357
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
26/02/2008
Registration date
29/02/2008
Last edited
02/10/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Jens Ivar Brox
Scientific

Section for Back Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Orthopaedic Department
Rikshospitalet University Hospital
Oslo
N-0027
Norway

Email jens.ivar.brox@rikshospitalet.no

Study information

Study designObservational prospective cohort study
Primary study designObservational
Secondary study designCohort study
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesPatients with whiplash injuries showing minimal improvement 4 weeks or more following a minor or moderate traffic injury would benefit from multidisciplinary evaluation and advice as compared to treatment as usual.
Ethics approval(s)Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics, Health Region 2, Norway and the Data Inspectorate, Norway. Date of approval: 24/09/1999 (ref: 99/1964-2)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedWhiplash-associated disorders
InterventionMultidisciplinary evaluation and advice. The intervention consisted of a thorough clinical examination by a general practitioner, who had special training and experience with whiplash-associated disorders, as well as comprehensive testing by physiotherapists with special education in manual therapy. This examination took approximately 2.5 hours. Following the completion of this examination, the injured were referred to a more specialized assessment when necessary. Eighty-five percent of the participants were examined further by a specialist, most often a rehabilitation specialist (50%) or a neurologist (30%).

Comparator: treatment as usual
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureThe following were assessed by a follow-up questionnaire at three years post-injury:
1. Frequency of neck pain (never, sometimes and daily)
2. Severity of neck pain (very severe, severe, moderate and mild)
Secondary outcome measuresThe following were assessed by a follow-up questionnaire at three years post-injury:
1. Current employment status
2. Physical functioning
3. Customer satisfaction
Overall study start date01/07/1996
Completion date31/12/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants700
Key inclusion criteria1. Aged 16 years or older
2. Those who reported a traffic accident injury to If P&C Insurance Company Ltd.
Key exclusion criteriaPatients with a injury to the brain (except concussion), cranial nerves, spinal cord, eyes, abdominal organs, or with multiple traumas.
Date of first enrolment01/07/1996
Date of final enrolment31/12/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Norway

Study participating centre

Section for Back Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Oslo
N-0027
Norway

Sponsor information

If P&C Insurance Company (Norway)
Industry

P.O. Box 240
1326
Lysaker
N-1326
Norway

Email postmottak@if.no
Website http://www.if-insurance.com

Funders

Funder type

Industry

If P&C Insurance Company (Norway)

No information available

Omnia Hospital, Oslo (Norway)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/01/2007 Yes No