Optimizing the Use of Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation for Individuals With Persistent Shoulder Pain
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07293312
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Brief summary (from the registry)
The primary objective of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of a block of four specific virtual reality (VR) exercises on upper limb function, pain, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing in individuals with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP). The secondary objective is to examine participants' tolerability of different VR interventions. Study Procedures: Participants will: * Attend a face-to-face assessment to confirm eligibility and receive a standardized pain neurophysiology education session (week 0). * Visit the clinic once weekly for four weeks to undergo the VR interventions and review pain education concepts (Weeks 5 to 8). * Complete online questionnaires evaluating upper limb function, kinesiophobia, pain, sense of presence, and cybersickness. Interventions Four VR interventions will be tested: * Unimanual distraction task with normal visual feedback * Bimanual distraction task with normal visual feedback * Unimanual reaching task with augmented visual feedback * Unimanual reaching task with diminished visual feedback Findings will guide clinicians in selecting the most effective VR interventions for shoulder impairment and assess the feasibility of implementing VR in a private physiotherapy clinic for individuals with RCRSP.
Study details
- Official title
- Optimizing the Use of Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation for Individuals With Persistent Rotator Cuff-related Shoulder Pain
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain
- Interventions
- Other: Virtual reality unimanual distraction task
- Other: Virtual reality bimanual distraction task
- Other: Virtual reality unimanual reaching tasks with augmented visual feedback
- Other: Virtual reality unimanual reaching tasks with decreased visual feedback
- Sponsor
- Laval University
- Start date
- 2026-01-15
- Primary completion
- 2026-12-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (screen by phone and then confirmed by the physiotherapist at the initial evaluation: pain over the deltoid and/or upper arm region, pain associated with arm movement \[painful arc of movement\], and familiar pain reproduced with loading or resisted testing during external rotation of the arm) for at least 6 months * Minimum score of 15/100 on the shortened version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (1.5 times the minimally clinically important difference) Exclusion Criteria: * Unavailable for the 4 weeks intervention * Cannot understand or read French * Have a diagnosis of rheumatoid, inflammatory or neurodegenerative diseases * Have received a corticosteroid injection or any other type of injection (e.g., platelet-rich plasma, prolotherapy, hyaluronic acid) in the past three months for their current condition * Have bilateral shoulder pain * Have pain in another upper limb joint * Have signs of upper (e.g., bilateral paresthesia, hyperreflexia, or spasticity) or lower (e.g., decreased sensation or strength in dermatomes and myotomes, hypotonia, or hyporeflexia) motor neuron lesions * History of shoulder surgery, dislocation, or fracture * Presence of severe osteoarthritis, symptomatic acromioclavicular joint pathology, or adhesive capsulitis (defined as restriction of passive glenohumeral movement of at least 30% for two or more directions) * Full thickness rotator cuff tear, identified by imaging or clinical tests (lag signs and gross weakness)
Canadian sites (1)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07293312