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Neck-specific Exercise in Chronic Whiplash

NCT03022812 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2021-02-17

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Summary

Neck pain is fourth among the most common conditions worldwide associated with longer periods of living with disability. Annually, about 30 000 people in Sweden undergo a whiplash trauma (WAD), and half of those individuals will develop chronic problems with high costs for the individual and society. Evidence for chronic WAD treatment is scarce, although neck-specific training at a physiotherapy clinic (2 times a week for 3 months) has demonstrated good results. A more efficient, flexible rehabilitation with reduced waiting times and lower costs is needed, ideally replacing lengthy on-site treatment series by health care providers. Internet-based care has proven to be a viable alternative to personal care meetings for a variety of diseases and interventions, but studies are lacking on Internet-based interventions for individuals with chronic neck problems. The purpose of this study is to investigate if A) neck-specific training delivered through Internet-based care differs from B) a longer series of treatments at a physiotherapy clinic regarding, e.g., work ability, sick-leave and disability. This prospective, randomized study involves 140 participants. Measurement is done at baseline, 3 months (end of treatment), and 15 months (12 months after end of treatment in the study) and will include ratings of work ability, sick-leave, work presenteeism, disability, pain, health, satisfaction with care, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness. The study results may contribute to the development of a more effective rehabilitation, flexible and equal care, shorter waiting times, increased availability and lower costs for health care and society. The program can be implemented on a broader scale in neck pain patients.

Conditions

  • Whiplash Associated Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Neck-specific exercise

Neck-specific exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Linkoeping University

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Anneli Peolsson, Professor · Dep. Medical and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

  • Gunnel Peterson, PhD · Dep. Medical and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

  • Maria Landén Ludvigsson, PhD · Dep. Medical and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-06
Primary Completion
2020-09-15
Completion
2020-09-15

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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