Status:
COMPLETED
Immersive Virtual Reality and Chronic Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Tufts University
Conditions:
Chronic Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In the proposed project the investigators will evaluate the feasibility of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) and assess the initial effects of IVR on symptoms, affect, and tolerance to cutaneous stimuli...
Detailed Description
Visit 1-Remote: Consent. Random assignment: Subjects will complete informed consent and data collection of baseline information (demographics, medical history, perceptions of pain, and experiences wit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 20 to 75 years old
- Any Back Pain (including neck pain) that has lasted greater than 3 months due to non-cancer related injury or illness.
Exclusion
- People with back pain primarily due to rheumatic (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia)
- people with back pain due to central neurological disorders (e.g. stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury)
- has contagious disorder on the face (such as pink eye) that could be transmitted via the VR head set or has open areas on the face that would come in contact with the headset
- had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition
- insufficient vision to see IVR programs
- insufficient upper extremity coordination to operate IVR controls
- insufficient cognitive ability to answer questionnaires or learn to use the IVR
- unable to understand and respond to English
- Does not own a cell phone or tablet for baseline and follow-up EMA testing.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04307446
Start Date
May 1 2021
End Date
May 31 2023
Last Update
August 15 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111