Characterising whiplash injury using magnetic resonance imaging

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Whiplash; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000157673
• Lead Sponsor: ACT Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Whiplash subjects - whiplash associated disorder (WAD) II with neck pain and disability caused by a motor vehicle accident <2 weeks since crash (acute) OR >12 weeks & <3 years since crash (chronic)
Control subjects - no neck pain or disability caused by a motor vehicle accident

Exclusion Criteria

WAD 0, I, III and IV
Previous history of whiplash injury, spinal surgery, spinal joint disease
Pregnancy
Contraindications to MR scanning

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical spine morphometry measured from magnetic resonance images[Control group - at the time of recruitment; Acute whiplash group - <2 weeks following motor vehicle accident; Chronic whiplash group - > 3 months < 3 years following motor vehicle accident]