Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01535365
Heat Versus Ice in the Acute Management of Neck and Back Strain Injuries
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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.
Detailed description
as above
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Heat | Application of heat pack to the back or neck sprain. |
| OTHER | Cold | Application of ice pack to the back or neck sprain. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-03-01
- Completion
- 2009-03-01
- First posted
- 2012-02-17
- Last updated
- 2012-02-17
- Results posted
- 2012-02-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01535365. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.