Why Does Acute Post Whiplash Injury Pain Transform into Chronic Pain Multi-Modal Assessment of Risk Factors and Predictors of Pain Chronification
Abstract
This project aim to find why some acute mTBI patients turn into chronic pain patients, and other do not. We recruit patients immediately after the accident, and get them through clinical, psychophysical and psychological assessment, brain MRI, EEG, and genetic tests. We then follow up on the pain levels along one year. All clinical work is done in Israel, analysis is done in cooperation with leading teams in the US, Canada and Australia. Up to date, we recruited 458 patients, 244 of them participated in the first visit performed within 72 hours after the accident, and additional 63 patients participated in genetics data collection (blood samples and pain ratings during the follow up period). 187participants answered the 3 months follow up questions, 183 answered the 6 months, and 163 answered the 12 months follow-up questions. 89 participated in the 6 months visit and 66 participated in the 12 months visit, of which 36 participants were tested in both sessions. The rest failed to continue with the protocol after giving their consent and are dropouts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1086077
Entities
People
- David Yarnitsky