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Effects of Virtual Reality Motor Control Rehabilitation in Neck Pain Subjects

Status: Recruiting

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Intervention Type: Other

Study Type: Interventional

Study Phase: Not Applicable

SUMMARY

VR-NECKPAIN is a two-arm, monocentric, single-blind, randomized controlled trial in Neck Pain patients. The entire treatment consist in 12 sessions, each during 45 minutes, twice a week for 6 consecutive weeks. Subjects will be evaluated ad baseline (T0) and after six weeks of rehabilitation (T1). There will also be a 3 months Follow-Up assessment (T2). The total duration of study participation for each subject will be approximately 19 weeks, including evaluation at T0, treatment and evaluation at T1 and T2. Individuals in the experimental group (VRT) will undergo a virtual reality-based sensorimotor rehabilitation. Control group (CT) subjects will undergo the same rehabilitation of VR subjects, in terms of intensity, time and type, but with the virtual reality turned off.

Eligibility

Participation Requirements

Sex: All

Minimum Age: 18

Maximum Age: 70

Healthy Volunteers: t

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• Adult individuals (18-70 years old);

• Neck Pain (Chronic Neck Pain or Whiplash);

• Normal vision or corrected vision.

Locations

Other Locations

Italy

IRCSS Ospedale San Raffaele

RECRUITING

Milan

Contact Information

Primary

Sandro Iannaccone, Dr

iannaccone.sandro@hsr.it

+39 0226435734

Time Frame

Start Date: 2019-05-09

Estimated Completion Date: 2028-03-31

Participants

Target number of participants: 72

Treatments

Experimental: Experimental Group (VRT)

Subjects in the experimental group (VRT) will undergo 30 minutes of motor control exercises using a virtual reality-based sensorimotor rehabilitation provided using the Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS) of Khymeia Group. The equipment includes a computer workstation connected to a 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) motion-tracking system (Polhemus G4, Vermont, US), a high-resolution LCD displaying the virtual scenarios on a large screen and a software processing the motion data coming: from the receiver of the sensors end-effectors placed on the sternum and on the head through a helmet. The system has been found to reliably record head position and cervical range of motion among asymptomatic people as well as persistent neck pain patients. The VRRS allows the participant to perform the requested motor tasks, while the movement of the system's end-effector is simultaneously represented in a virtual scenario.

Active_comparator: Control Group (CT)

Control group (CT) subjects will undergo the same treatment of VRT subjects in terms of intensity, time and type, but with the VR turned off.

Related Therapeutic Areas

Chronic Pain

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