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Treatment of Whiplash Associated Disorders by APOS Kit

Primary Purpose

Whiplash Associated Disorders, Cervical Pain

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Israel
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
APOS - exercise component
Sponsored by
Hadassah Medical Organization
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Eligibility
Locations
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Whiplash Associated Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

16 Years - 70 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

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. -

Sites / Locations

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

neck disability score
neck pain score
balance score
cervical range of motion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
December 19, 2005
Last Updated
December 19, 2005
Sponsor
Hadassah Medical Organization
Collaborators
Clalit Health Services
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00266981
Brief Title
Treatment of Whiplash Associated Disorders by APOS Kit
Official Title
A Randomized Controlled Trial Which Compare the Effectiveness of an APOS Kit With Short Waves Therapy for Treating Whiplash Associated Disorders
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
December 2005
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
March 2006 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
Study Completion Date
December 2006 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
Hadassah Medical Organization
Collaborators
Clalit Health Services

4. Oversight

5. 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.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Whiplash Associated Disorders, Cervical Pain

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Single
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
132 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
APOS - exercise component
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
neck disability score
Title
neck pain score
Title
balance score
Title
cervical range of motion

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
16 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
70 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
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. -
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Goni Meron, PTB
Phone
00 972 2 5335039
Email
goni_yehudai@walla.co.il
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Milka Donchin, MD, MPH
Organizational Affiliation
School of Public Health, Hadassah Medical Organization
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Hadassah Medical Organization
City
Jerusalem
Country
Israel
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Arik Tzukert, DMD
Phone
00 972 2 6776095
Email
arik@hadassah.org.il
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Hadas Lamberg, PhD
Phone
00 972 2 6777572
Email
lhadas@hadassah.org.il
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Goni Meron, PTB

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