Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
WithdrawnNot applicableNCT04273919
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Chronic low back pain is highly prevalent in US adults and is a major cause of missed work days and disability. While several treatment options exist, chronic opioids are commonly used for these conditions even though there are limited data supporting efficacy, and clear evidence of harm associated with chronic opioid administration. Virtual reality has been proposed as a treatment option that may lead to decreased pain and improved physical functioning, while avoiding the harms associated with medication management. This study is intended to obtain preliminary safety and efficacy data to guide the design of a larger clinical trial.
Study details
- Official title
- A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Karuna Virtual Reality Program for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: HTC Vive with Karuna Virtual Reality Program
- Device: HTC Vive with Lumen Program
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Start date
- 2020-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2022-02-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18 * Able to speak and read English * A history of chronic low back pain for at least 6 months * No changes to medications within 30 days of randomization * Able to provide outcomes data through the electronic patient-reported outcome data collection system Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 18 years. * Pregnant women * Cognitive impairment that limits ability to participate in the study, including the provision of outcome data through the electronic patient-reported outcome data collection system. * Unable to stand for at least 15 minutes * Employees or students of the University of Pennsylvania
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04273919