Physiotherapist led stress inoculation intervention integrated with exercise for acute whiplash injury: A randomised controlled trial

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• Conditions: Acute whiplash; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001036606
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

* Grade II or III whiplash of less than 4 weeks duration
* Currently experiencing at least moderate pain related disability due to pain (NDI equals 28% as per the clinical prediction rule for progression to chronicity of symptoms);
* Currently experiencing some level of arousal symptoms (equals 3 of the arousal subscale of the PDS as per the clinical prediction rule)
* Not currently receiving care for whiplash.
* Proficient in English

Exclusion Criteria

* Known or suspected serious spinal pathology (e.g. metastatic disease of the spine)
* Confirmed fracture or dislocation at time of injury (i.e. whiplash grade IV)
* Spinal surgery in the past 12 months
* Meeting the criteria for probable acute stress disorder (ASD) diagnosis on the Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS)
* Screening positive for a current major depressive episode on the PHQ-9
* A history of psychosis, bipolar disorder, organic brain disorder or severe depression

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eck disability index (NDI)[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS)[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months];Post Traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS)[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months];Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS)[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months];Pain Catastrophising Scale (PCS)[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months];Patient’s global impression of recovery (-5 to +5 scale)[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months];Average pain intensity over the last 24 hours (0-10 scale)[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months];Generic measure of health status (SF-36)[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months];Coping Strategies Questionnaire[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months];Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaire[6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months]