Feasibility of Virtual Reality Delivery of Pain Neuroscience Education

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

Randomized Clinical Trail (RCT) for patients already planned to attend physical therapy for chronic low back pain. Patients will be randomized to receive Physical Therapy (PT) as usual or PT plus pain education delivered via virtual-reality headset.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05285462

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

52

Starts

2022-03-09

Expected to finish

2022-09-09

Last updated by the study team

2023-02-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• i. Age 18-75 at time of first physical therapy session ii. Primary reason for physical therapy is low back pain iii. History of low back pain >/= 12 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• i. Age >75y/o or <18 y/o ii. Red flag condition that prohibits participation in physical therapy:
• Systemic metabolic disorder
• Neurological or muscular degenerative disorder (including Epilepsy)
• Systemic infection
• Cardiopulmonary or pulmonary disorder with contraindication to physical exercise iii. Recent spinal surgery (<12 months) iv. Specific spinal pathologies, such as severe stenosis or spondylolisthesis or fracture v. Acute radiculopathy or compromised nerve root vi. Currently known to be pregnant

Where it is running

• Belmont University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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