Integration of Virtual Reality and Traditional Acupuncture: From Education to Clinical Practice.
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07816796
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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 research project aims to develop and validate whether a "VR-assisted traditional acupuncture therapy model" provides superior pain relief and functional improvement compared to acupuncture alone.
Study details
- Official title
- Integration of Virtual Reality and Traditional Acupuncture: From Education to Clinical Practice.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: VR-Assisted Acupuncture Group
- Procedure: Traditional Acupuncture Group
- Other: Conventional Care / Outcome Assessment Only
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
- Start date
- 2026-09-08
- Primary completion
- 2027-07-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects presenting with low back pain as their chief complaint. * Individuals aged 20 years or older. * Baseline pain score of at least 4 on a 0-10 rating scale (e.g., Numeric Rating Scale, NRS). * Participants who provide signed informed consent and demonstrate willingness to adhere to all study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to sign the informed consent form. * Cognitive or language impairment that hinders effective communication. * Inability to tolerate virtual reality (VR) application (e.g., severe motion sickness or cybersickness). * Specific underlying causes or pathologies of back pain (e.g., malignancy, spinal fracture, or active infection). * Pregnancy. * Severe cardiopulmonary disease. * History of prior spinal or back surgery.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07816796