Spatiotemporal properties of the flexion/extension movements of the cervical spine in patients with a chronic whiplash associated disorder and healthy controls
Recruiting
- Conditions
- chronic whiplash syndromewhiplash injuries10005942
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34020
- Lead Sponsor
- Heliomare
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
Patients witch a chronic (> 12 weeks but less than one year)) whiplash associated disorder type 2,3 (according to the Querbec Task Force classification on whiplash associated disorders) and a total score of 7 or more on the Neck Disability Index questionnaire.
Healthy controls aged 18-65 years without neckpain 3 months prior to the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Serious spinal pathology and any condition, apart from the whiplash associated disorder, likely to affect active movements of the cervical spine.
Healthy controls are excluded when they experienced any neck trauma.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary study parameter is the amount of directional changes in movement<br /><br>acceleration of the head during four flexion/extension sequences.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secondary parameter is the outcome on the TAMPA Scale for Kinesiophobia.</p><br>