Virtual reality for chronic pain patients: A pilot study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001170112
• Lead Sponsor: Auckland University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-08-20
• Study Completion: 2021-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 7 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

(1) experiencing musculoskeletal pain
(2) ability to complete a 6-week active rehabilitation intervention
(3) expect to have stable medication for the duration of the trial
(4) between the ages of 18 and 70
(5) residing in Auckland
(6) ability to communicate in English.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) severe medical or psychiatric conditions
(2) non-musculoskeletal pain (neural, headache, abdominal pain)
(3) they experience motion sickness
(4) they are taking part in pain treatment outside of The Auckland Regional Pain Service
(TARPS)
(5) their treatment at TARPS is being funded by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
(6) if they are unavailable for the duration of the intervention and follow-up period.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in pain scores in the VR group as assessed by the Brief Pain Inventory, Short Form (BPI); (Cleeland, 1989; Cleeland & Ryan, 1994) <br>[Assessed at the completion of the 6 week intervention];Change in objective physical function in the VR group as assessed by participant time to complete a standardised 50m speed-walk test<br>[Assessed at the completion of the 6 week intervention];Change in activity level during the VR treatment sessions as assessed by an activPAL (TM) activity tracking device. Activity levels from the final two VR treatment sessions in week 6 of the intervention will be averaged.<br>[The final week of the 6 week intervention]