Virtual Walking Intervention for Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries, Neuropathic Pain
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if playing a virtual reality walking game can help improve neuropathic pain in adults with chronic spinal cord injury.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05005026
- Run by
- Texas A&M University
- People needed
- 250
- Starts
- 2021-11-23
- Expected to finish
- 2026-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- The study will recruit individuals with complete injury (American Spinal Injury Association [ASIA] classification A) with lumbar, paraplegic, or low tetraplegic (C5-C7) injury. Additional criteria will include:
- Must have persistent NP symptoms that are of daily severity of at least 4/10 for 3 or more months
- Must endorse more than 2 items on a 7-item Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument, SCIPI
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be more than one year post-injury to begin study (can be screened at an earlier time for eligibility)
- Must have mobile connectivity with usable service
- Must be stable on pain medication for 1 or more months
- Must be cleared on the VRWalk physical activity clearance scale
- Must not have motion sickness that interferes with daily life
You may not qualify if…
- Individuals with Injury levels between C1 and C4
- Individuals under the age of 18
- Individuals who were injured within the past year
- Individuals who cannot comprehend spoken English
- Individuals who are in prison
- Individuals who are blind
- Individuals who experience severe motion sickness
Where it is running
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)
- Texas A&M University — College Station, Texas, United States (enrolling)
- University of New South Wales — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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