Actively Recruiting
Virtual Walking Intervention for Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
Led by Texas A&M University · Updated on 2025-12-17
250
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
249 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
Texas A&M University
Lead Sponsor
U
United States Department of Defense
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to determine if playing a virtual reality walking game can help improve neuropathic pain in adults with chronic spinal cord injury.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Walking Intervention for Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Complete spinal cord injury classified as ASIA A with lumbar, paraplegic, or low tetraplegic (C5-C7) injury
- Persistent neuropathic pain symptoms with daily severity of at least 4/10 for 3 or more months
- More than 2 items endorsed on the 7-item Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument (SCIPI)
- Age 18 years or older
- More than one year post-injury at study start
- Mobile connectivity with usable service
- Stable on pain medication for 1 or more months
- Cleared on the VRWalk physical activity clearance scale
- No motion sickness interfering with daily life
You will not qualify if you...
- Injury levels between C1 and C4
- Under 18 years of age
- Injury within the past year
- Inability to comprehend spoken English
- Currently in prison
- Blindness
- Severe motion sickness
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
Actively Recruiting
2
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, United States, 77843
Actively Recruiting
3
University of New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Completed
Research Team
A
Amanda Sainz-Higgins, M.E.d
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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