Spatiotemporal properties of the flexion/extension movements of the cervical spine in patients with a chronic whiplash associated disorder and healthy controls

Spatiotemporal properties of the flexion/extension movements of the cervical spine in patients with a chronic whiplash associated disorder and healthy controls - cervical movement in patients with a chronic whiplash associated disorder

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON34020

Enrollment

Registered

2009-09-23

Start date

2010-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

chronic whiplash syndrome whiplash injuries

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients witch a chronic (> 12 weeks but less than one year)) whiplash associated disorder type 2,3 (according to the Querbec Task Force classification on whiplash associated disorders) and a total score of 7 or more on the Neck Disability Index questionnaire. Healthy controls aged 18-65 years without neckpain 3 months prior to the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Serious spinal pathology and any condition, apart from the whiplash associated disorder, likely to affect active movements of the cervical spine. Healthy controls are excluded when they experienced any neck trauma.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary study parameter is the amount of directional changes in movement acceleration of the head during four flexion/extension sequences.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary parameter is the outcome on the TAMPA Scale for Kinesiophobia.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results