Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Exercise for Chronic Whiplash

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorders; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000547549
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-05-28
• Study Completion: 2019-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

1. people with persistent neck pain (greater than 3 months but less than 5 years duration) from a whiplash injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) and
2. reporting at least moderate pain and disability (greater than or equal to 30% on the Neck Disability Index questionnaire) and
3. a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnosis (DSM-5, APA, 2013) using the clinician administered PTSD scale-5 (CAPS-5)

Exclusion Criteria

Known or suspected serious spinal pathology (eg metastatic, inflammatory or infective diseases of the spine); Confirmed fracture or dislocation at the time of injury, nerve root compromise (at least 2 of the following signs; weakness/reflex changes/sensory loss associated with the same spinal nerve); spinal surgery in the last 12 months; or a history or current presentation of psychosis, bipolar disorder, organic brain disorder, severe depression or substance abuse.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eck Disability Index (NDI)[ at 10 weeks, 16 weeks, 6 months and 12 months post randomisation.]