Effects of Virtual Walking on Chronic Pain and Psychological Distress for Individuals With Severe Mobility Impairment
Active, not recruitingNot applicableNCT07820618
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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 randomized controlled trial aims to: (1) examine the effects of virtual walking intervention on chronic pain (primary outcome), and on depression, stress, anxiety, and quality of life (secondary outcomes) compared with the passive observing video control group in individuals with SMI (primarily spinal cord injury and post-polio); (2) explore the neurological mechanism of virtual walking intervention using the resting-state and task-based electroencephalography (EEG); (3) understand their perceived effects, strengths, and limitations for the virtual walking intervention using semi-structured focus group interviews.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Virtual Walking on Chronic Pain and Psychological Distress for Individuals With Severe Mobility Impairment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial and Electroencephalogram Study
- Conditions
- Severe Mobility Impairment
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
- Poliomyelitis
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Virtaul walking
- Behavioral: Passive observing video
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Start date
- 2026-04-02
- Primary completion
- 2027-03-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * People with SMI (the operational definition of SMI is inability to walk 4 meters in less than 10 seconds, or self-, proxy-, or medical record reported inability to walk across a small room, or dependence on a walking aid during walking for more than 6 months (Pahor et al., 2014)); * At least 6 months post-injury and in stable status; * Persistent chronic pain (more than 3 months) with a reported Numerical Pain Rating Scale ≥ 4 (Villiger et al., 2017); * Had no changes in their pain medication regimen in the past month; * Able to communicate in Cantonese and to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Have severe cognitive impairment (a score \< 6 on the Abbreviated Mental Test (Chu et al., 1995)); * Had a history of moderate to severe brain injury; * Have neurological disorders which affect brain function (i.e., stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy) that may confound EEG measures; * Have a severe psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia or major depression); * Have an upper limb condition influencing the use of VR (e.g., arthritis or upper limb amputation).
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07820618