Preventing Chronic Whiplash Pain
CompletedPhase 3NCT00021476
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study is aimed at developing ways to prevent acute pain from becoming chronic pain--specifically, pain associated with whiplash-associated disorders (WADs) from motor vehicle accidents. Research on the development of chronic pain due to musculoskeletal injury suggests that a person's initial emotional reactions, particularly fear of reinjury and subsequent avoidance of activity, contribute significantly to chronic pain and persistent disability. This study will treat people with WADs during the first three months after a motor vehicle accident with a behavioral and physical exercise program designed to encourage activity and discourage continued fear of movement, pain, and disability. The study will compare the effectiveness of two anxiety-reduction treatments to standard care in reducing pain and activity limitations in people with WADs in the 2 to 3 months after motor vehicle accidents.
Study details
- Official title
- Preventing Chronic Whiplash Pain: Biobehavioral Approach
- Conditions
- Whiplash Injuries
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Behavioral treatments
- Behavioral: Physical therapy
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
- Start date
- 2001-05
- Primary completion
- 2007-02
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Have whiplash injury following a motor vehicle accident in the prior 4 to 10 weeks
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00021476