Manual Therapy to Treat Acute Whiplash Injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Whiplash Injuries
• Interventions: Other: Two manual techniques; Other: Manual Therapy Protocol

• Registration Number: NCT01825460
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Almeria

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the short-term effects of a manual therapy protocol on pain, disability and cervical range of motion in individuals with acute whiplash injury.

Detailed Description

Design: Randomized clinical trial. Objectives: to determine the short-term effects of a a manual therapy protocol on pain, disability and cervical range of motion in individuals with acute whiplash injury.

Methods and measures: sixty patients will be randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups: the experimental group received a manual therapy protocol and the placebo group received two manual therapy techniques. Neck pain, disability and cervical range of motion data will be collected at baseline and 24-hr after the last manual therapy application. Mixed-model analyses of variance will be used to examine the effects of the treatment on each outcome variable.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-27
• Study Start: 2013-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-04-02
• Study First Posted: 2013-04-05
• Status Verified: 2013-05
• Primary Completion: 2013-09
• Study Completion: 2013-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 2013-09-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• To met Quebec Task Force Classification of WAD II- neck pain symptoms and musculoskeletal signs.
• No evidence of conduction loss on clinical neurological examination.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Concussion during the motor vehicle accident.
• Loss of consciousness.
• Head or upper quadrant injury during the accident.
• Sought treatment prior to their accident for neck pain.
• A previous history of whiplash
• Neck pain
• Headaches
• Psychiatric or psychologic condition
• Neurologic or circulatory disorders

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Two manual techniques	Two manual techniques	Two manual therapies on thoracic area applied twice a week.
Manual Therapy Protocol	Manual Therapy Protocol	A protocol with five techniques on thoracic area applied twice a week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change on Numerical Pain Rating Scale	At baseline and 2 weeks	The numerical pain rating scale is used to record the patient´s current level of neck pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neck disability index	At baseline and 2 weeks	The neck disability index consists of 10 questions addressing functional activities such as personal care, lifting, reading, work, driving, sleeping, recreational, pain intensity, concentration and headache.
Cervical Range of Motion	At baseline and 2 weeks	Cervical range of motion is assessed with the patient sitting comfortably on a chair, with both feet flat on the floor, hips and knees at 90º of flexion, and buttocks positioned against the back of the chair.
Tampa scale for kinesiophobia	At baseline and 2 weeks	The 17-item Tampa scale for kinesiophobia assesses fear of movement or of injury or reinjury.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez; 🇪🇸 Almeria, Spain