Additional Benefits of Virtual Reality Therapy for Individuals With Neck Pain

NCT06235515 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AEÜ-NK-SG
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to investigate the effect of adding virtual reality therapy to conventional treatment in patients with chronic neck pain on pain, neck disability index, kinesiophobia, insomnia severity questionnaire, hospital anxiety depression scale, cervical range of motion and pressure pain threshold.

Conditions

Neck Pain; Virtual Reality; Rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Visual Anolog Scale

  It is a pain rating scale with numbers 0 and 10. Here 0 means 'no pain' and 10 means 'unbearable pain'. The participant will rate the pain according to the scale. Patients' night, rest and activity pain will be evaluated separately.

  Before treatment and three weeks

• Neck Disability Index

  It is the most widely used scale for cervical dysfunction and pain. It is also a unidimensional measurement used to determine the patient's perceived level of disability due to neck pain. It is a personal questionnaire consisting of 10 items regarding daily living activities. Each section is scored from 0 (no disability) to 5 (complete disability). The total score ranges from 0 (no injury) to 50 (total injury).

  Before treatment and three weeks

• Range of Motion

  Cervical range of motion, flexion, extension, right-left lateral flexion and right-left rotations will be measured and recorded using a goniometer. Normal joint ranges of motion; Flexion was determined as 50 degrees, extension as 70 degrees, lateral flexion as 45 degrees and rotation as 80 degrees.

  Before treatment and three weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale

  Before treatment and three weeks

• Insomnia Severity Index

  Before treatment and three weeks

• Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale

  Before treatment and three weeks

• Pressure Pain Threshold

  Before treatment and three weeks

Study Arms (2)

group I

EXPERIMENTAL

conventional treatment As conventional treatment, patients will receive 20 minutes of hotpack and 20 minutes of TENS, 5 sessions a week for a total of 15 sessions for 3 weeks. Additionally, patients will be given cervical isometric exercises as a home exercise program.

Other: rehabilitation program

group II

EXPERIMENTAL

conventional treatment and virtual reality As conventional treatment, patients will receive 20 minutes of hotpack and 20 minutes of TENS, 5 sessions a week for a total of 15 sessions for 3 weeks. Additionally, patients will be given cervical isometric exercises as a home exercise program. In addition to conventional treatment, virtual reality treatment will allow patients to play games in which they can perform neck movements in all directions for 30 minutes a day, 5 sessions a week for 3 weeks..

Other: rehabilitation program; Other: virtual reality

Interventions

rehabilitation program OTHER

conventional treatment (hotpack and TENS and exercise)

group I; group II

virtual reality OTHER

virtual reality treatment

group II

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 18-65 who signed the informed consent form
• Those with existing neck pain
• Those whose neck pain continues for at least 12 weeks

You may not qualify if:

• Previous cervical surgery
• Having received FTR from the cervical region in the last 6 months
• Having had a spinal fracture
• History of malignancy
• Those with pacemakers
• Those with rheumatological, vestibular and neurological diseases
• Pregnant women

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kırşehir Ahi Evran University

Kırşehir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (6)

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  PMID: 20357682 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 16096044 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 32196892 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 19713617 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 14654886 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 15971970 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain

Interventions

Rehabilitation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 8, 2024
• First Posted: February 1, 2024
• Study Start: March 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 16, 2024
• Study Completion: September 16, 2024
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Locations

TU (1)