[PDF] Top 20 A randomised clinical trial of a comprehensive exercise program for chronic whiplash: trial protocol

... This study has been designed to detect clinically impor- tant interaction effects for the potential treatment effect modifiers. There will be sufficient power to detect the fol- lowing effects: 2 units on the 0-10 pain ... See full document

... based program, developed based on the literature on mindfulness-based interventions in cancer survivors ...any exercise outside of their normal habits, nor asked to avoid ... See full document

... Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of disability and hospital ...and exercise had the potential to improve lung function more than exercise alone in people with ... See full document

... of exercise on pain and function in knee OA are widely reported [9, 10] and as such exercise is recommended as a core treatment in all clinical guide- lines [8, 11 – ...commonly, exercise ... See full document

... Characteristics of participants and practices will be com- pared descriptively at baseline. Comparisons between treatment arms will be made using random effects mod- els to allow for clustering between practices. Linear ... See full document

... activity program (MEFAP, for its acronym in Spanish) with twelve ...at-home exercise chart ...sociodemographic, clinical and functional variables; exercise program adherence, patient ... See full document

... cardiopulmonary exercise test 1 month post surgery, a 6-minute walk test, and a ‘sit and stand’ ...cardiopulmonary exercise test 1 month post surgery, and the patients are instructed in the use of a heart ... See full document

... The exercise training will consist of a progressive moderate intensity aerobic conditioning and resistance training programme using a variety of machines and free ...resistance exercise (one to three sets ... See full document

... The exercise programmes will be indivi- dualised, based on each participant’s personal goals and a written exercise programme, compiled by the physio- therapist will be ...supervised exercise ... See full document

... with chronic whiplash will be ...are Whiplash Grade II (no fracture or dislocation and no clinical neurological deficit on clinical examination) [17] of at least 3 months but less than ... See full document

... activity program will receive, in addition to the standardised advice described above, an individualised physical activity ...graded program will be carried out under super- vision from a physiotherapist (3 ... See full document

... Ethics approval The POFA trial was approved by the French National Safety and Drug Agency (Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament (11 July 2017). By 4 September 2017, the study had been approved for all ... See full document

... between clinical recov- ery and personal recovery [25,26]. Clinical recovery refers to the absence of symptoms, an improvement in functioning and prolonged ...this trial we have ... See full document

... the Whiplash Book and usual advice, and for physiother- apy versus reinforcement of ...individually randomised comparison (physiotherapy versus reinforce- ment of advice), 211 per group will be required, ... See full document

... After completion of the baseline assessment and case conference, participants will be randomised into inter- vention or control groups. Permuted blocks (sizes: 2, 4 and 6) using a computer generated random number ... See full document

... the program suitable for a target group of youth with complex problems, the current program contains less verbal and more practical and visual elements ...the program was created, following the ... See full document

... supplemental exercise program to increase activity levels in an inpatient rehabilitation set- ...its clinical utility. The supplemental ex- ercise program we examined was safe, without any ad- ... See full document

... in clinical trials, and members of the public, many of whom have PPI clinical research experience in local and national ...consultation exercise with the entire PPI group has informed the study ... See full document

... teams, exercise specialists and other staff who contributed to the development and/or delivery of the PreFIT exercise inter- ...the exercise intervention manual and Mrs Vivien Nichols for delivering ... See full document

... The investigators felt that it was important that any such study should be pragmatic and reflect “real-world” practice as far as possible. Therefore, minimal restric- tions have been placed on the management of partici- ... See full document