Immersive Virtual Reality and Central Sensitization in People With Chronic Pain
WithdrawnNot applicableNCT04609787
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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)
Patients with chronic low back pain from Dr. Robert Edwards' study at the Brigham \& Women's Pain Institute that examines sensory and pain perceptions in patients with chronic pain who use opioids will complete quantitative sensory testing (QST) and current pain levels will be obtained. Subsequently, 20-minutes of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) will be completed and then QST testing will be completed again post-IVR.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality on Central Sensitization in People With Chronic Pain: A Proof of Concept Pilot
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
- Collaborators
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Start date
- 2021-01-05
- Primary completion
- 2023-05-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 25 Years to 65 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: 1. Age 25-65 2. CLBP lasting for more than 6 months as the primary complaint 3. Typical pain ratings ≥ 4/10 on a visual analogue scale 4. Currently prescribed oral opioid therapy and under consideration for dose reduction by the prescribing clinician. 5. able to speak and understand English Exclusion Criteria: 1. Evidence of delirium, dementia, psychosis, or other cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures 2. current (i.e., active) substance use disorder (SUD). 3. history of myocardial infarction or other serious cardiovascular condition. 4. current peripheral neuropathy. 5. current pregnancy, or intention to become pregnant during the study. 6. current intrathecal pump 7. history of seizures 8. history severe motion sickness
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04609787