Investigating the Effect of an Information Video for Neck Injuries in a Emergency Department Setting

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• Conditions: Whiplash Syndrome
• Interventions: Behavioral: Information Video

• Registration Number: NCT02570659
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the effect of a information video, consisting of a multiprofessional team, on patients with acute Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD).

Detailed Description

Patients seeking medical care at Södersjukhuset Hospital, Sweden, after a motor vehicle accident resulting in neck trauma are offered to be included in the study. Inclusion criterias involve spine fractures, need for in house care, \<18\<65 years of age and low knowledge of the Swedish language.

A randomization is performed with two arms, one being "treatment as usual" i.e. an information folder with physiotherapeutic exercises, the other one being the Information Video.

The patients are contacted per telephone and a questionnaire with baseline data is sent via e-mail within a week after the accident. They also receive a link to the websites with the information.

The follow up time is 6 months and after that the patients receive a new questionnaire with questions regarding neck-specific status (WDQ), health related quality of life (SF-12) and pain.

The primary outcome is level of pain (NRS)

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-10
• Study First Submitted: 2015-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-10-06
• Study First Posted: 2015-10-07
• Status Verified: 2017-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-01
• Study Completion: 2018-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• Knowledge of the swedish language
• Traffic injury with neck pain

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Exclusion Criteria

• Fractures
• In house care needed

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Information Video	Information Video	A multiprofessional information video

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain	6 months	Self reported pain the last three days (NRS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SF-12	6 months	Health related quality of life
Whiplash Disability Questionnaire (WDQ)	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eric Rydman; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden