Treatment of Whiplash Associated Disorders by APOS Kit

• Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization (Other)
• Overall Status: Unknown status
• CT.gov ID: NCT00266981
• Collaborator: Clalit Health Services (Other)
• Enrollment: 132
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 14.6

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two techniques for treating patients with Whiplash Associated Disorders, in relation to: disability, balance, cervical pain and cervical range of motion.

The hypothesis: The APOS kit treatment is more effective than the short wave therapy.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Whiplash Associated Disorders; Cervical Pain	Device: APOS - exercise component	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 132 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Trial Which Compare the Effectiveness of an APOS Kit With Short Waves Therapy for Treating Whiplash Associated Disorders
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2006
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2006

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. neck disability score []

2. neck pain score []

3. balance score []

4. cervical range of motion []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 Years to 70 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:Cervical pain, Motor vehicle accident a week prior to cervical pain, age above 16, ability to walk independently, signed inform consent, insured in "Clalit health services" Exclusion Criteria: Inability to walk independently, age 16 or less, not signed an inform consent, WAD grade 4, past treatment for WAD, pregnancy, pacemaker, cancer.

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Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Hadassah Medical Organization	Jerusalem		Israel

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Hadassah Medical Organization
• Clalit Health Services

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Milka Donchin, MD, MPH, School of Public Health, Hadassah Medical Organization

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00266981
• Other Study ID Numbers: aposgo-HMO-CTIL
• First Posted: Dec 20, 2005
• Last Update Posted: Dec 20, 2005
• Last Verified: Dec 1, 2005

• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Neck Pain; Whiplash Injuries

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 20, 2005