Virtual Reality Integrated Within Physiotherapy for Patients With Complex Chronic Low Back Pain
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT05701891
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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 study examines the effect of a 12-week intervention of physiotherapy with integrated Virtual Reality (VR) on 120 patients with complex chronic low back pain. Patients in the intervention group will receive physiotherapy with integrated VR, while patients in the control group will receive physiotherapy as usual. The (cost-)effectiveness of this intervention will be investigated at 3 months and 12 months follow-up.
Study details
- Official title
- The (Cost-)Effectiveness of an Innovative, Personalised Intervention of Therapeutic VirtuAl Reality IntEgrated Within physioTherapY for a Subgroup of Complex Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Combination product: Physiotherapy with integrated Virtual Reality
- Other: Physiotherapy (usual care)
- Sponsor
- HAN University of Applied Sciences
- Start date
- 2023-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2024-03
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * LBP \> 3 months as reason to visit physiotherapist * absence of 'red flags' or signs of specific LBP * combination of severe disability (Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score ≥ 30) and severe pain (numeric rating score (NRS) ≥ 5) * age 18-80 years * provides informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * severe (physical or mental) comorbidity that will substantially hinder the physiotherapy * planned diagnostic or invasive therapeutic procedure (e.g. injection, nerve block or operation) for LBP in next three months * no comprehension of Dutch language * inability to use VR (e.g. epilepsy, open wounds on face or severe visual impairment) * no email-address and Wi-Fi
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05701891