Heat Versus Ice in the Acute Management of Neck and Back Strain Injuries

Back Strain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Heat Versus Ice in the Acute Management of Neck and Back Strain Injuries

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01535365
• Other study ID #: 20076955
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 5, 2010
• Last updated: February 16, 2012
• Start date: March 2008
• Est. completion date: March 2009

Study information

• Verified date: February 2012
• Source: Stony Brook University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Muscle sprains of the back and neck are very common. In addition to pain and antiinflammatory medications the use of either cold or hot packs has been recommended. In the current study we will compare ice packs and heat packs to see which is more effective at relieving pain from back and neck sprains while in the Emergency Department.

Description:

as above

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: March 2009
• Est. primary completion date: March 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Strain
• Neck Strain

Intervention

Other:
• Heat
Application of heat pack to the back or neck sprain.
• Cold
Application of ice pack to the back or neck sprain.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Stony Brook University Medical Center	Stony Brook	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stony Brook University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain Score After Treatment	Pain measured with validated 100 mm VAS with 0 representing no pain and 100 representing most severe pain imaginable	30 minutes	No
Secondary	Request for Rescue Analgesia	Number of participants requesting a rescue analgesic be given	30 minutes	No