Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial - Incentive
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN61305297 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN61305297 |
| Protocol serial number | HTA 02/35/02 - Incentive |
| Sponsor | Department of Health (UK) |
| Funder | NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK) |
- Submission date
- 22/10/2008
- Registration date
- 24/10/2008
- Last edited
- 21/09/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Sarah Lamb
Scientific
Scientific
University of Warwick
Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Room A1.04 Medical School Building
Coventry
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)24 7657 4658 |
|---|---|
| s.lamb@warwick.ac.uk |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | MINT |
| Study objectives | An incentive of a £5 gift voucher will increase the return rate of postal questionnaires in a large randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluating conservative treatments for Whiplash Association Disorders (WAD). The main trial "Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial - MINT" is registered with ISRCTN33302125. Please note that, as of 03/09/2009, the anticipated start and end dates of this trial have been updated from 08/06/2006 and 15/05/2008 to 01/11/2004 and 31/03/2009, respectively. |
| Ethics approval(s) | The trial was approved by the Trent MREC on 28/04/2004. Each participating centre received approval from LREC. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Acute neck sprain (whiplash) |
| Intervention | Randomised 1:1 ratio to receive incentive or no incentive with follow-up questionnaire, either 4-month follow-up or, for those participants that have already passed the 4-month follow-up, 8-month follow-up. Schedule of chase-up by the study team: 1st telephone call: 1 week after questionnaire sent out 2nd telephone call: 2 weeks after questionnaire sent out If the questionnaire was not yet returned at this point, a second copy of questionnaire was sent. 3rd telephone call: 1 week after second questionnaire sent out 4th telephone call: 2 weeks after second questionnaire sent out |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Questionnaire return. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Number of questionnaires returned without chasing by the study team. |
| Completion date | 31/03/2009 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 2160 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Participants in the Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial (MINT; registered with ISRCTN33302125) that have returned their baseline questionnaire. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not match inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/11/2004 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/03/2009 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 22/06/2009 | Yes | No | |
| Study website | Study website | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
