Accident Care Evaluation Study examines the effect of an educational program and a clinic that provides specialist medical assessment and referral for patients who have had soft tissue and whiplash injury following motor vehicle accidents, with the aim of improving recovery time and reducing costs for patients.

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Soft tissue injuries; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000578303
• Lead Sponsor: Australian National University (ANU)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 193

Inclusion Criteria

Participants are those who suffer mild to moderate soft tissue injuries and/or uncomplicated long bone fractures as a result of motor vehicle crashes in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and present to an emergency department in the Australian Capital Territory(ACT), or are referred to the study by a General Practitioner, and have not stayed in hospital for more than 3 days

Exclusion Criteria

Those who have not incurred soft tissue injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) or do not live in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) or those who did not wait to see a doctor in the emergency departments in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) or those with a documented psychiatric history or those who are pregnant or those who have sustained injuries that keep them in hospital more than 3 days

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health outcome measures for recovery for both the control and intervention groups include the The Functional Rating Index (FRI)[6 and 12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measures of participant psychological well being use the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).[6 and 12 months];Predictors for recovery will be determined by examining patient demographics, compensable status, and claim history[12 months];The Short Form-36 ( SF-36) uses specific utilities to measure the effectiveness of an intervention[6 and 12 Months]