Effectiveness of an Educational Video Following Acute Whiplash Trauma

NCT01699334 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 269

Last updated 2019-09-26

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of an educational video on intensity of neck pain, disability, illness perceptions and work ability following acute whiplash trauma caused by motor vehicle accidents.

Conditions

  • Whiplash Injuries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducational video

The educational video will explain the nature of whiplash injuries and provide a biopsychosocial model for neck pain incorporating both physiological and cognitive-behavioural aspects, reassurance and basic advice on pain relief.

OTHER

Relaxation video

The comparison condition is a relaxation video detailing simple relaxation exercises such as breathing exercises which can be safely used by whiplash patients. The relaxation video contains no explanatory information concerning whiplash injuries or the related symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aarhus University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Per Fink, DMSc · University of Aarhus

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2019-05-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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