A clinical pathway of care to improve recovery after whiplash

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: whiplash (whiplash associated disorder); neck pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001367538
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 236

Inclusion Criteria

Participants consist of people with whiplash and their clinicians (both primary health care providers and specialist providers).

People with whiplash are eligible for inclusion if they:
1.have sustained a grade I-III whiplash associated disorder (WAD);
2.are within 6 weeks of injury;
3.aged 18-65 years; and
4.are proficient in written and spoken English.

Clinicians
Primary health care providers are registered general practitioners, physiotherapists, chiropractors, or osteopaths nominated by the patients who consent to participant in this study. Specialist providers will be recruited by chief investigators prior to the study commencement. For the purposes of clarity in this study, a specialist provider is a health care provider with expertise in the management of complex whiplash.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are:
1.known or suspected serious spinal pathology (e.g. metastatic disease of the spine);
2.confirmed fracture or dislocation at time of injury (WAD IV); and
3.lack of fluency in spoken and written English insufficient for informed consent and questionnaire completion.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rating of change (Global Rating of Change)<br>The specific question is : With respect to your whiplash injury, compared to when you first entered the study, how would you describe yourself these days? (circle the most appropriate). The scale ranges from -5 (vastly worse), through 0 (unchanged) to +5 (completely recovered). <br><br>[Baseline, 3,6 and 12 months after randomization ];Neck Related Disability (Neck Disability Index) [Baseline, .3,6 and 12 months after randomization ]