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Preventing Chronic Whiplash Pain

NCT00021476 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2013-08-13

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Summary

This study is aimed at developing ways to prevent acute pain from becoming chronic pain--specifically, pain associated with whiplash-associated disorders (WADs) from motor vehicle accidents. Research on the development of chronic pain due to musculoskeletal injury suggests that a person's initial emotional reactions, particularly fear of reinjury and subsequent avoidance of activity, contribute significantly to chronic pain and persistent disability. This study will treat people with WADs during the first three months after a motor vehicle accident with a behavioral and physical exercise program designed to encourage activity and discourage continued fear of movement, pain, and disability. The study will compare the effectiveness of two anxiety-reduction treatments to standard care in reducing pain and activity limitations in people with WADs in the 2 to 3 months after motor vehicle accidents.

Conditions

  • Whiplash Injuries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral treatments

BEHAVIORAL

Physical therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Dennis C. Turk, PhD · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-05-31
Primary Completion
2007-02-28
Completion
2007-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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