Treatment of Whiplash Associated Disorders by APOS Kit - Full Text View

Treatment of Whiplash Associated Disorders by APOS Kit

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified by Hadassah Medical Organization, December 2005

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

MedlinePlus related topics:

Neck Injuries and Disorders

U.S. FDA Resources

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

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	Not yet recruiting
	Jerusalem, Israel
	Contact: Arik Tzukert, DMD 00 972 2 6776095 arik@hadassah.org.il
	Contact: Hadas Lamberg, PhD 00 972 2 6777572 lhadas@hadassah.org.il
	Principal Investigator: Goni Meron, PTB

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

Study ID Numbers:	aposgo-HMO-CTIL
First Received:	December 19, 2005
Last Updated:	December 19, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00266981
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:

Pathologic Processes

Disease

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 05, 2008