VR-Based Physical Therapy Pilot Study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Extremity Fracture Lower
- Interventions
- Other: Virtual Reality Physical Therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT03779425
- Lead Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of using the virtual reality-based physical therapy platform in patients with extremity fracture.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 31
Inclusion Criteria
- 18-65 years old
- Diagnosed with an operative fracture of the femur and/or tibia
- referred to physical therapy as standard of care
Exclusion Criteria
- Injury Severity Score(ISS) > 18
- bilateral lower extremity injuries that preclude crutch ambulation
- associated spine fractures
- Glasgow Coma scale (GCS) < 15 at time of discharge
- major peripheral nerve injury
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Virtual Reality Physical Therapy Virtual Reality Physical Therapy Participants will undergo a non-weight bearing knee range of motion virtual reality physical therapy session.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient satisfaction Assessed directly after virtual reality physical therapy session Patient satisfaction with the virtual reality based physical therapy platform. Patient satisfaction will be assessed using a questionnaire created for this study.
Patient Preference Assessed directly after virtual reality physical therapy session Patient preference for virtual reality-based physical therapy when compared to standard supervised office based physical therapy. Patient preference will be assessed using a questionnaire created for this study.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
🇺🇸Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States