Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial (MINT): a randomised controlled trial of treatments for whiplash injuries.

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OBJECTIVES: To examine the clinical effectiveness of a stepped care approach over a 12-month period after an acute whiplash injury; to estimate the costs and cost-effectiveness of each strategy including treatments and subsequent health-care costs; and to gain participants' perspective on experiencing whiplash injury, NHS treatment, and recovery within the context of the Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial (MINT). DESIGN: Two linked, pragmatic, randomised controlled trials. In Step 1, emergen...

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Authors: Lamb, S; Williams, M; Williamson, E; Gates, S; Withers, E

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England)
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 49
• Pages: iii-141
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.3310/hta16490
• EISSN: 2046-4924
• ISSN: 1366-5278
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Patient Satisfaction; Trauma Severity Indices; Qualitative Research; Accidents, Traffic; Patient Education as Topic; Physical Therapy Modalities; England; Sick Leave; Emergency Service, Hospital; Adult; Male; Interviews as Topic; Whiplash Injuries; Cost-Benefit Analysis; MINT Trial Group; Patient Compliance; State Medicine; Quality-Adjusted Life Years