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NCT Number: NCT04014998

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Pain, Neck Balance Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Proprioception Signs and Symptoms Virtual Reality

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Virtual Reality

Other

Virtual reality group will have virtual reality for 20 minutes in addition to motor control exercises for 20 minutes. Virtual reality will apply using Oculus Go. On the other hand control group will have only exercise for 40 minutes. Exercises will include same exercises in both groups, but exercise group will perform exercises twice compared to virtual reality group.

Other names: Exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. cervical lordosis angle

    Time frame: Change from baseline cervical lordosis after 6 weeks.

    Angle will measure using the plane of the superior vertebral plateau of C7 vertebra and of the inferior plateau of C2.

  2. Kinesiophobia will assessed by Tampa kinesiophobia Scale

    Time frame: Change from baseline kinesiophobia after 6 weeks.

    Kinesiophobia will assessed by Tampa kinesiophobia Scale

  3. Quality of life will assessed by Short-form 36.

    Time frame: Change from baseline quality of life after 6 weeks.

    Quality of life will assessed by Short-form 36.

  4. Disability will assessed by Profile Fitness Mapping Questionnaire(Turkish).

    Time frame: Change from baseline disability after 6 weeks.

    Disability will assessed by Profile Fitness Mapping Questionnaire(Turkish).

  5. Anxiety-depression will assessed by Hospital Anxiety-depression scale.

    Time frame: Change from baseline anxiety-depression after 6 weeks.

    Anxiety-depression will assessed by Hospital Anxiety-depression scale.

  6. Shoulder protraction and forward head posture were assessed by photography method.

    Time frame: Change from baseline shoulder protraction and forward head posture after 6 weeks.

    Shoulder protraction and forward head posture were assessed by photography method.

  7. Pain threshold will assessed by algometer device.

    Time frame: 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.

    Pain threshold will assessed by algometer device.

  8. Pain intensity will assessed with Visual Analog Scale.

    Time frame: Change from baseline pain intensity after 6 weeks.

    Pain intensity will assessed with Visual Analog Scale.

  9. muscle strength will assessed by dynamometer and biofeedback device

    Time frame: Change from baseline muscle strength after 6 weeks.

    muscle strength will assessed by dynamometer and biofeedback device

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hacettepe University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Applications in Addition to Exercise Program in People With Chronic Neck Pain

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jul 10, 2019
Registry last updated
Jul 1, 2022

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