Virtual Reality Programme Incorporating Psychology and Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT06757413
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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)
The main objective of this randomized controlled pilot trial is to investigate the efficacy of a 4-week multidisciplinary intervention for patients with chronic non-specific low back pain, combining a therapeutic exercise program in physiotherapy and a psychological intervention focused on positive body image in pain intensity, pain interference, emotional distress, kinesophobia and pain catastrophization. Both components are designed to operate in parallel over a 4-week period. The physiotherapy component consists of a therapeutic exercise program of 8 sessions, performed with virtual reality (VR) manipulating visual proprioceptive information during all lumbar movements in the different therapeutic exercises. The psychological positive body image-based intervention consists of 4 sessions approaching 5 different clinical modules: Pain Psychoeducation, Body Awareness, Pain Acceptance, Body Appreciation and Functionality and Gratitude. 2 sessions (Body Awareness and Pain Acceptancce) will include virtual reality environments to enhance the clinical outcomes.
Study details
- Official title
- Virtual Reality Programme Incorporating Psychology and Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Enhanced Virtual reality
- Other: Active Comparator: Treatment as usual
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
- Collaborators
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra; University of Valencia
- Start date
- 2024-11-10
- Primary completion
- 2025-01-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Spain
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with non-specific cLBP according to the COST B13 European guideline * age older than 18 * an average pain score of 3 or higher on the 11-point Pain Numerical Rating Scale (PNRS-11; with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating the worst pain imaginable) in the 6 months prior. Exclusion criteria: * spinal tumour, infection, or fracture * systemic disease * fibromyalgia * cauda equina syndrome * previous spinal surgery * musculoskeletal injuries in the lower extremities (e.g., sciatica or radiating lower extremity pain, numbness, or weakness symptoms).
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06757413