Primary objective: - Objective the natural course of active- and passive range of motion and principally the diffenence score between active and passive cervical range of motion after a whiplash trauma.Secundary objectives: - To investigate the…
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- Joint disorders
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Outcome measures
Primary outcome
- Active- and passive cervical range of motion measured with the 3Space
InsideTrak HP system (Polhemus Navigational Division, Kaiser Aerospace,
Vermont, USA).
Secondary outcome
Investigated will be the correlation between active- and passive movement
restraints of the neck and the following factors: pain and the related thoughts
and feelings, restraints of the neck, state of mind, memory and attention,
events of the last year, and complaints as a result of the trauma.
- Pain and the belonging thoughts and feelings, measured by the NRS, TSK and PCS
- Restraints of the neck will be measured by means of NDI
- State of mind will be measured by CES-D, TAS and EPQ
- Memory and attention will be measured by CFQ
- Events of the last year will be measured by the Holmes-Rahe schaal
- Quality of life will be measured by the RAND-36
- Complaints as a result of the trauma will be measured by the PSS-SR
Background summary
Neck complaints are often caused by motor vehicle accidents and particulary
after rear-end collision.
Patients complain about neck pain after a whiplash trauma, which lead to
mobility restrictions of the cervical spine.
It is estimated that 20% develops a chronic pain disorder after 1 year, called
a chronic whiplash syndrom. The primary objective of the previous study was to
objective the active- and passive flexion, backward flexion, and rotation to
both sides by a quantitative method. Up till now, there is a lack of
prosepctive systematic research of active- and passive cervical movement
restrictions in whiplash patients on the long term.
Study objective
Primary objective:
- Objective the natural course of active- and passive range of motion and
principally the diffenence score between active and passive cervical range of
motion after a whiplash trauma.
Secundary objectives:
- To investigate the predictive value of active-and passive range of motion and
chronicity.
- To investigate the correlation between the degree of restriction of the
active and passive backward flexion for developing chronicity.
- To investigate the correlation between the possible predictive factors pain,
ideas and feeling about pain, memory and attention, events of the last year and
complaints after the motor vehicle accident and chronicity.
Study design
This is a prospective cohort study which is a continuation of an earlier cohort
study. In this study it was examined which factors predict chronicity of neck
complaints after a whiplash trauma. The range of motion is measured at time
moment t=0. In this study the measurement procedure will be repeated.
Study burden and risks
The nature of burden and risks consists of:
- telephonic screening: 10 minutes
- measurements of cervical movements: 30 minutes
- fill out questionnaire: 45 minuten
In total, time investment will be 1 hour and 25 minutes. This includes filling
out the questionnaire by the patient and the measurements.
There are no risks associated with this measurment.
P. Debyelaan 25
6229 HX Maastricht
Nederland
P. Debyelaan 25
6229 HX Maastricht
Nederland
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Inclusion criteria
Patients which underwent a movement measurement of the cervical spine on moment t<=0.
Exclusion criteria
- Fracture or dislocation of the cervical spine in the time between measurement 0 and 2
- Pregnancy
- The patient developt cognitive disabilities which could influence filling out the quenstionnaire
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Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| ClinicalTrials.gov | NCTnummernognietbekend,welgeregistreerdinclinicaltrials.gov |
| CCMO | NL28336.068.09 |