Effect of Interactive Virtual Reality Device on Cervical Proprioception and Range of Motion in Forward Head Posture

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

Forward head posture (FHP) is one of the most common postural deformities, which affects 66% of the patient population and this study will be designed to investigate the effect of interactive virtual reality device on cervical proprioception and range of motion in symptomatic forward head posture.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Forward Head Posture
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Interactive virtual reality device

Detailed Description

Thirty subjects of both sex with ages ranging from 20-24 years and BMI ranging from 18-25 kg/m² with symptomatic forward head posture will be participated in this study. They will be assigned randomly to two groups. Group A will receive traditional treatment (chin tuck exercise for posture correction); 3 min each day for 4 weeks, three sets of 10 repetitions (each repetition was held for 5 sec) were performed. Group B will receive the same as group "A" and received VR training by Xbox Kinect 360 (15 min per session 3 times per week) for 4 weeks. Cervical joint position error (JPE) (CROM device) and cervical range of motion will be measured pre and post treatment.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt
    • Recruiting
    • Ibtsam Abdelkarim
    • Contact: Ibtsam Abdelkarim Ali, Lecturer; Phone Number: 01201791022; Email: ibtsammohmed83@yahoo.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: ADULT; OLDER_ADULT; CHILD
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria :

1. Subject's age range from 18-24 years old distance of ≥ 2 cm between the acromion and the earlobe when they were positioned perpendicular to the ground.( Kim et al 2018).
2. Prolonged neck pain for more than three months; and the Neck Disability

Exclusion Criteria:1- Existing vestibular pathology.

2- Cervical fracture/dislocation. 3- Sys- temic diseases. 4- Neurological/cardiovascular/respiratory disorders affecting physical performance.

5- History of traumatic head injury. 6- Pregnancy.

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: DOUBLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Interactive virtual reality device group; Group A will receive the same as group "B" and will receiveVR training by Xbox Kinect 360 (15 min per session 3 times per week) for 4 weeks. C	Device: Interactive virtual reality device; The Kinect sensor is an infrared camera that can recognize the positions and motions of the player without the need for special controller. The console controls the various games .For the VR training, the Xbox Kinect, console, and monitor will set up in a dedicated space. The patient will placed 1.5-2 m away from the Kinect sensor.
EXPERIMENTAL: chin tuck exercise for posture correction (traditional treatment ) group; Group B will receive traditional treatment (chin tuck exercise for posture correction); 3 min each day for 4 weeks, three sets of 10 repetitions (each repetition was held for 5 sec) will be performed.	Device: Interactive virtual reality device; The Kinect sensor is an infrared camera that can recognize the positions and motions of the player without the need for special controller. The console controls the various games .For the VR training, the Xbox Kinect, console, and monitor will set up in a dedicated space. The patient will placed 1.5-2 m away from the Kinect sensor.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Cervical propriception	Assessment of cervical proprioception using cervical range of motion	4 weeks
Cervical range of motion	Assessment of cervical range of motion by CROM	4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): June 20, 2022
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): July 20, 2022
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): October 3, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 11, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2022
• First Posted (ACTUAL): October 14, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): October 14, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2022
• Last Verified: October 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: P.T.REC/012/003549

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No