A multidisciplinary group intervention program to promote recovery after minor traffic injuries: a randomised controlled trial
Completed
- Conditions
- Traffic related minor musculoskeletal injuriesInjury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN23549738
- Lead Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 135
Inclusion Criteria
Potentially eligible patients had sustained traffic related minor musculoskeletal injuries (Injury Severity Scale [ISS] score less than nine) less than 24 hours before arrival to the emergency department. Consecutive patients were evaluated, but to be eligible for randomisation the patients had to have a high risk of prolonged recovery according to the PPS Questionnaire.
Exclusion Criteria
1. A major musculoskeletal injury (ISS more than nine)
2. Aged over 18 years
3. Inability to read and understand spoken Swedish
4. Impaired cognitive function as judged by the investigators
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure was the patients? self-perceived recovery at 12 months measured by the single question: Do you feel recovered after the injury? (yes/no).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measures were:<br>1. The Short Form health survey (SF-36)<br>2. The Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA)questionnaire<br>3. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ratings regarding physical and mental distress and coping ability<br>4. Self-reported duration of sick leave