Heat Versus Ice in the Acute Management of Neck and Back Strain Injuries
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01535365 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 17, 2012
Results First Posted : February 17, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 17, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Back Strain Neck Strain | Other: Heat Other: Cold | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Heat Versus Ice in the Acute Management of Neck and Back Strain Injuries |
Study Start Date : | March 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Heat
Application of Heat pad to site of muscle sprain.
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Other: Heat
Application of heat pack to the back or neck sprain.
Other Name: warm pack |
Active Comparator: Cold
Application of ice pack to muscle sprain.
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Other: Cold
Application of ice pack to the back or neck sprain. |
- Pain Score After Treatment [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]Pain measured with validated 100 mm VAS with 0 representing no pain and 100 representing most severe pain imaginable
- Request for Rescue Analgesia [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]Number of participants requesting a rescue analgesic be given

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult Patients with acute neck or back pain who are able to consent and are in pain on arrival to Emergency Department.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Those unable or unwilling to consent, those with suspected fractures or neurologic deficits.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01535365
United States, New York | |
Stony Brook University Medical Center | |
Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794 |
Principal Investigator: | ADAM SINGER, MD | Stony Brook University |
Responsible Party: | Adam Singer, md, Stony Brook University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01535365 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
20076955 |
First Posted: | February 17, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 17, 2012 |
Last Update Posted: | February 17, 2012 |
Last Verified: | February 2012 |
muscular sprain acute back pain acute neck pain heat treatment cold treatment |
Sprains and Strains Wounds and Injuries |