Assessing the Feasibility of a Virtual Reality Intervention for Lower Phantom Limb Pain in the Acute Postoperative Period

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The goal of this observational study is to see whether a new virtual reality (VR) program meant to treat phantom limb pain (PLP) is feasible to people immediately following lower limb amputation. This study aims to answer three questions. 1. Is this VR treatment acceptable to people immediately following lower limb amputation? 2. Are the researchers able to recruit participants that represent the population in need of this treatment, and will these participants stay until the end of the study? 3. Do participants who use the VR program more have less severe PLP than participants who use the VR program for fewer sessions? Participants will: * Try the VR program in the hospital, their home, and in physiotherapist clinics daily for about seventeen sessions. * After each session, participants will fill out questionnaires asking about their level of pain, their nausea, and how acceptable they find the program. They will also complete measures asking about how they're feeling and what led to their amputation. * One month following their final VR session, researchers will phone the participants to ask them to rate how severe their PLP is.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• if they underwent or are about to undergo an LLA (hip, below-knee, above-knee, or foot) within the last two months

• if they are currently receiving inpatient treatment at the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) in Winnipeg, Canada

• if they can speak/read English fluently

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Health Sciences Center
RECRUITING
Winnipeg
Contact Information
Primary
Megan Crooks, BSc. (Hons.)
crooksm@myumanitoba.ca
2045997174
Backup
Renee El-Gabalawy, PhD
renee.el-gabalawy@umanitoba.ca
2047874713
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-07-26
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-03-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Virtual Reality Group
These participants will receive the virtual reality intervention for at least 20 minutes daily for approximately seventeen sessions, or as long as they are able.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Leads: University of Manitoba

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