Investigating the Effect of an Information Video for Neck Injuries in a Emergency Department Setting

A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of an Information Video in a Acute Whiplash Population

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02570659

Enrollment

240

Registered

2015-10-07

Start date

2015-10-31

Completion date

2018-06-01

Last updated

2017-11-20

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Conditions

Whiplash Syndrome

Keywords

WAD, Whiplash, Information Video

Brief summary

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the effect of a information video, consisting of a multiprofessional team, on patients with acute Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD).

Detailed description

Patients seeking medical care at Södersjukhuset Hospital, Sweden, after a motor vehicle accident resulting in neck trauma are offered to be included in the study. Inclusion criterias involve spine fractures, need for in house care, \<18\<65 years of age and low knowledge of the Swedish language. A randomization is performed with two arms, one being treatment as usual i.e. an information folder with physiotherapeutic exercises, the other one being the Information Video. The patients are contacted per telephone and a questionnaire with baseline data is sent via e-mail within a week after the accident. They also receive a link to the websites with the information. The follow up time is 6 months and after that the patients receive a new questionnaire with questions regarding neck-specific status (WDQ), health related quality of life (SF-12) and pain. The primary outcome is level of pain (NRS)

Interventions

BEHAVIORALInformation Video

A 14 minutes intervention video explaining the mechanism of the injury from cross-professional point of view and physiotherapeutic advise

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Knowledge of the swedish language * Traffic injury with neck pain

Exclusion criteria

* Fractures * In house care needed

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain	6 months	Self reported pain the last three days (NRS)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Whiplash Disability Questionnaire (WDQ)	6 months	—
SF-12	6 months	Health related quality of life

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026