Investigation of the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Applications in Addition to Exercise Program in People With Chronic Neck Pain
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pain, Neck
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Joint position sense error will assessed by Cervical Range of Motion device.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Virtual reality application has been increasing in recent years for pain control, distraction in wound care, treatment of anxiety disorders and support for physical rehabilitation. For example, it has been found to be effective in reducing pain when used in addition to medical treatment during bandaging of severe burns. The studies related with chronic pain patients were stated that virtual reality application was found to be interactive and fun by patients. Therefore, The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality on pain threshold, disability, balance, proprioception, exercise sustainability, muscular performance in neck region, quality of life and anxiety / depression in addition to the exercise program that includes stabilization exercises in patients with chronic neck pain.
Investigators
HATİCE ÇETİN
Research Assisstant
Hacettepe University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •to have pain more than 3 months,
- •to be sedentary,
- •to have Neck Disability Index score more than 10.
Exclusion Criteria
- •to have neurological deficits, vestibular pathology, history of surgery.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Joint position sense error will assessed by Cervical Range of Motion device.
Time Frame: Change from baseline joint position sense error (cervical flexion, extension, lateral flexions and rotations) after 6 weeks.
Joint position sense error will assessed by Cervical Range of Motion device.
Balance will assessed by Dynamic Posturography.
Time Frame: Change from baseline sensorial organization test (vestibular, visual and proprioceptive components), limits of stability (reaction time, movement velocity, endpoint excursion, maximum excursion, directional control) and unilateral stance after 6 weeks.
Balance will assessed by Dynamic Posturography.
Secondary Outcomes
- Quality of life will assessed by Short-form 36.(Change from baseline quality of life after 6 weeks.)
- cervical lordosis angle(Change from baseline cervical lordosis after 6 weeks.)
- Disability will assessed by Profile Fitness Mapping Questionnaire(Turkish).(Change from baseline disability after 6 weeks.)
- Kinesiophobia will assessed by Tampa kinesiophobia Scale(Change from baseline kinesiophobia after 6 weeks.)
- Shoulder protraction and forward head posture were assessed by photography method.(Change from baseline shoulder protraction and forward head posture after 6 weeks.)
- Pain threshold will assessed by algometer device.(Change from baseline pain threshold of both the right and left upper trapezius, the right and left articular pillar between cervical 1 and 2, the right and left cervical 5 and 6 after 6 weeks.)
- muscle strength will assessed by dynamometer and biofeedback device(Change from baseline muscle strength after 6 weeks.)
- Pain intensity will assessed with Visual Analog Scale.(Change from baseline pain intensity after 6 weeks.)
- Anxiety-depression will assessed by Hospital Anxiety-depression scale.(Change from baseline anxiety-depression after 6 weeks.)