Virtual reality for the treatment of chronic pain by combining body illusions and movement exercises

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Chronic back pain

Registration Number: DRKS00031535

Lead Sponsor: Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Schmerzmedizin Würzburg

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Chronic back pain for at least 3 months and up to a maximum of 5 years, NRS score = 4/10, adequate vision, adequate speech comprehension, written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Specific back pain, neurological disease, other pain, mental illness, serious internal disease, infectious disease, underlying malignancy, metabolic disease, endocrinological disease, pregnancy, glasses not fitting under the HMD, patient's inability to give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of the new intervention approach (adherence & side effects): We consider it as a success if 80% of patients undergo the VR program with no severe side effects (such as injuries caused by falls) and if additionally = 20% of patients experience side effects in the form of cyber sickness. <br>Numerical rating scale (NRS) from PROMIS 29: Classification of subjectively perceived pain (from 10 - Worst pain imaginable to 0 - No pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of Motion (ROM), Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS), Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire (FABQ), Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC), Patient Specific Functioning Scale (PSFS), Back Performance Scale (BPS), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), PROMIS 29, Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)