The effectiveness of Serious Gaming during regular outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation for patients with complex chronic pain and fatigue complaints
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain (Chronische pijn)Functional Somatic Syndromes (Functioneel Somatische Syndromen)Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms(Somatisch onvoldoende verklaarde lichamelijke klachten)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27485
- Lead Sponsor
- Tilburg University, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo Scientific Center for Care and WelfareCiran Rehabilitation Centers, Venlo, the Netherlands
- Brief Summary
Vugts, Miel AP, et al. "Feasibility of Applied Gaming During Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation for Patients With Complex Chronic Pain and Fatigue Complaints: A Mixed-Methods Study." JMIR serious games 4.1 (2016). <br> <br> Vugts, Miel AP, et al. "Serious gaming during multidisciplinary rehabilitation for patients with complex chronic pain or fatigue complaints: study protocol for a controlled trial and process evaluation." BMJ open 7.6 (2017): e016394.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 220
Included are all patients who received an indication of eligibility for outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation from a rehabilitation physician (and completed at least the first 8 weeks of an outpatient rehabilitation program). Indications are based on results of diagnostic tests (self-report), additional physical and psychological investigations, and a clinical interview. Patients:
-are between 18 and 67 years of age;
The following exclusion criteria used by doctors
-Physically not able to follow an active treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity (Current pain: 11-point Numerical Rating scale)<br /><br>Pain coping and cognitions (Pain coping and cognitions list; PCCL)<br /><br>Fatigue (Checklist Individual Strength; CIS)<br>Psychopathologic symptoms (Symptoms Checklist; SCL-90)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method SECONDARY OUTCOME(S):<br>Patient Global Impression of Change; PGIC <br>General subjective health (1-item from the SF-36)<br /><br>Treatment satisfaction (3 items Likert scales)