Status:

UNKNOWN

Feasibility Study on an Immersive Virtual Reality Tool in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph

Conditions:

Chronic Low-back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Chronic low back pain is a major public health problem today, because of its prevalence and its socio-professional impact. Multiple drug or non-drug treatments exist but the pain chronicization mechan...

Detailed Description

Thomas JS et al evaluated the benefits of a game of virtual reality baseball on improving lumbar flexion in a randomized study (virtual reality versus control). After 3 virtual reality sessions, the 2...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Man or woman whose age ≥ 18 years and \<60 years
  • French-speaking patient
  • Affiliated with social security or, failing that, with another health insurance system.
  • Non-specific low back pain +/- radiculalgia, mechanical, evolving for at least 3 months
  • Patient able to understand and respond to simple instructions
  • Numerical assessment scale for lumbar pain greater than or equal to 4/10
  • Patient having given free, informed and express consent.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
  • Patients with nausea, vomiting, dizziness
  • Visual disturbance or hearing impairment, vestibular disorder or other disorder which, according to the investigator, makes it impossible to use a virtual reality mask or headset
  • Concomitant monitoring of another rehabilitation process (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, osteopathy, or other)
  • Patients with a history of neurological disorders such as epilepsy
  • Major cervical or lumbar osteoarthritis or severe scoliosis making it impossible to mobilize the spinal segment concerned
  • Biological inflammatory syndrome or inflammatory nature of pain
  • Fibromyalgia / chronic diffuse pain syndrome
  • Psychiatric pathology, except depression if the disease is controlled
  • Symptomatic back pain due to neoplasia / infection / underlying vertebral fracture
  • Recent spine surgery \<6 months
  • Active neoplasia
  • Refusal to follow the entire rehabilitation program
  • Geographical distance not allowing travel to a rehabilitation center
  • Spinal infiltration less than 1 month old
  • Patient under guardianship or curatorship
  • Patient deprived of liberty
  • Patient under legal protection.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 7 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04781465

Start Date

January 7 2020

End Date

December 31 2023

Last Update

April 27 2023

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Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph

Paris, Île-de-France Region, France, 75014