Treatment of Whiplash Associated Disorders by APOS Kit

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.

Verified by Hadassah Medical Organization, December 2005

First Received: December 19, 2005 No Changes Posted

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Hadassah Medical Organization Clalit Health Services
Information provided by:	Hadassah Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00266981

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Whiplash Associated Disorders Cervical Pain	Device: APOS - exercise component

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	A Randomized Controlled Trial Which Compare the Effectiveness of an APOS Kit With Short Waves Therapy for Treating Whiplash Associated Disorders

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Neck Injuries and Disorders

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:

Primary Outcome Measures:

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

Estimated Enrollment:	132
Study Start Date:	March 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

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.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00266981

Contacts

Contact: Goni Meron, PTB

00 972 2 5335039

goni_yehudai@walla.co.il

Locations

Israel
Hadassah Medical Organization
Jerusalem, Israel

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hadassah Medical Organization

Clalit Health Services

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Milka Donchin, MD, MPH

School of Public Health, Hadassah Medical Organization

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	aposgo-HMO-CTIL
Study First Received:	December 19, 2005
Last Updated:	December 19, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00266981 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Neck Pain
Wounds and Injuries
Disorders of Environmental Origin

Neurologic Manifestations
Pain
Neck Injuries
Whiplash Injuries

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Nervous System Diseases
Neck Pain
Wounds and Injuries

Disorders of Environmental Origin
Neurologic Manifestations
Pain
Neck Injuries
Whiplash Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 06, 2009