Virtual Walking for Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury, Neuropathic Pain

In brief

Spinal cord injury neuropathic pain (SCI-NP) is a common problem, and when severe, is one of the most problematic of secondary conditions that is minimally to modestly responsive to currently available treatments. It is usually described as burning or stabbing, and is located at or below the level at which their sensation changes from normal to impaired; persons with no feeling at all in their legs for example can experience pain in the legs. The purpose of this project is to further investigate the use of a novel visual stimulation treatment; a technique that has shown benefit in other populations with chronic pain secondary to deafferentation. To accomplish this, a novel treatment - virtual reality (VR) walking - will be examined. Should this treatment show benefit, a portable, accessible means of treatment will be available for persons with SCI and for whom transportation to health care providers is often difficult.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01884662
Run by
University of Alabama at Birmingham
People needed
67
Starts
2012-09-01
Expected to finish
2021-06-30
Last updated by the study team
2021-08-30

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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