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Neural Mechanisms of Immersive Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain

Active, not recruitingPhase 1, Phase 2NCT04851301
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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)

This project examines, in chronic pain, the mechanisms of immersive virtual reality compared to the mechanisms of placebo hypoalgesia. The potential of developing new non-pharmacological premises for low-risk interventions for pain management is high.

Study details

Official title
Neural Mechanisms of Immersive Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain
Interventions
Sponsor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Start date
2021-11-01
Primary completion
2025-12-30
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 88 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 (18-88 years) * English speaker (written and spoken) * Temporal Mandibular Disorder (TMD) for at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Present or past degenerative neuromuscular disease * Cardiovascular, neurological diseases, pulmonary abnormalities, kidney disease, liver disease, history of cancer within past 3 years * Cervical pain other than TMD related (e.g. stenosis, radiculopathy) * Any personal (or family first degree) history of mania, schizophrenia, or other psychoses * Severe psychiatric condition (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, autism) leading to hospitalization within the last 3 years. * Use of antidepressants, ADHD medication, non-over-the-counter painkillers, methadone, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and/or narcotics during the past 3 months * Lifetime alcohol/drug dependence or alcohol/drug abuse in the past 3 months * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Color-blindness * Pain in jaw or temple in last 3 months due to toothache or infection * Any facial trauma that has occurred in the last 6 weeks * History of severe facial trauma in the last 3 months * Impaired or uncorrected hearing * Conditions that would interfere with the VR mask placement (e.g. trauma, burn, infection) * Known history of severe motion sickness * High blood pressure or symptomatic low blood pressure * History of fainting * History of angioedema * Failed drug test (testing for opiates, cocaine, methamphetamines, amphetamines, and THC)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04851301