Using Virtual Reality Applications for Younger Patients With Chronic Pain
29 de julio de 2026 actualizado por: Elizabeth Pickle
Use of Virtual Reality in Outpatient Management of Pediatric Chronic Pain of Head, Neck and Upper Extremity
In this study, patients who are 7-21 years of age and have chronic pain affecting their head, neck, and/or upper limb will participate in 6 once-weekly sessions.
During each of these hour-long sessions, participants will engage in physical therapy exercises, use virtual reality games focused on moving the head, neck and arm, and complete questionnaires about their pain.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Inscripción por invitación
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Inscripción (Estimado)
20
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Pennsylvania
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Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos, 15101-4146
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
- Niño
- Adulto
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
No
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients 7-21 years of age
- Patients who have been evaluated in the pediatric chronic pain clinic during the enrollment period or last 12 months
- Patients who have a diagnosis of migraine, chronic neck pain, chronic shoulder or scapular pain, chronic pain of the upper limb, complex regional pain syndrome of the upper limb, amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome affecting the upper limb, chronic joint pain affecting the upper limb
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients less than 7 years or greater than 21 years of age
- Patients who have not been evaluated in the pediatric chronic pain clinic during the enrollment period or last 12 months.
- Patients with primary complaints of lower back pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle pain, or abdominal pain.
- Patients with factors limit their ability to safely tolerate wearing and operating the Meta Oculus 2 virtual reality goggles, including but not limited to claustrophobia, anxiety, vestibulo-ocular dysfunction, visual impairments, significant sitting balance impairments.
Plan de estudios
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Tratamiento
- Asignación: N / A
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación de un solo grupo
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Experimental: Physical Therapy and VR
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Participants will wear a VR headset and play games of their choosing developed by Invincikids to target mobility in the head, neck and upper extremity
Physical therapy exercises directed by a licensed physical therapist to improve painful area mobility and function.
Participants will be classified into high, moderate, and low pain irritability groups, which will determine their exercises
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Pain Intensity Based on Numeric Rating Scale
Periodo de tiempo: Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable)
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Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Disability Classification based on the Upper Extremity Functional Scale
Periodo de tiempo: Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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20-item questionnaire asking participant to rate difficulty of specified activities using the upper extremity with possible answers ranging from 1 (extreme difficulty or unable to perform activity) to 4 (no difficulty).
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Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Self-Efficacy
Periodo de tiempo: Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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7-item questionnaire of "How sure are you that you are able to do each of the following things when you have pain?" which can be answered very sure, pretty sure, in the middle, pretty unsure, very unsure
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Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain Catastrophizing
Periodo de tiempo: Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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13-item questionnaire on thoughts and feelings during pain answered with not at all, mildly, moderately, severely, extremely.
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Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Interference
Periodo de tiempo: Weekly assessment from enrollment until the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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15-item questionnaire about sleep interference with each question answered never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, always
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Weekly assessment from enrollment until the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Psychological Stress Experience
Periodo de tiempo: Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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19-item questionnaire about psychological stress experience which can be answered never, rarely, sometimes, often, always
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Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depressive Symptoms
Periodo de tiempo: Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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14-item questionnaire about depressive symptoms that can be answered never, almost never, sometimes, often, almost always
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Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Anxiety
Periodo de tiempo: Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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15-item questionnaire that can be answered never, almost never, sometimes, often, almost always
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Weekly assessment from enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Aquí es donde encontrará personas y organizaciones involucradas en este estudio.
Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Elizabeth A Pickle, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Publicaciones y enlaces útiles
La persona responsable de ingresar información sobre el estudio proporciona voluntariamente estas publicaciones. Estos pueden ser sobre cualquier cosa relacionada con el estudio.
Publicaciones Generales
- Hoffman HG, Boe DA, Rombokas E, Khadra C, LeMay S, Meyer WJ, Patterson S, Ballesteros A, Pitt SW. Virtual reality hand therapy: A new tool for nonopioid analgesia for acute procedural pain, hand rehabilitation, and VR embodiment therapy for phantom limb pain. J Hand Ther. 2020 Apr-Jun;33(2):254-262. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 May 30.
- Goudman L, Jansen J, Billot M, Vets N, De Smedt A, Roulaud M, Rigoard P, Moens M. Virtual Reality Applications in Chronic Pain Management: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JMIR Serious Games. 2022 May 10;10(2):e34402. doi: 10.2196/34402.
- Lundin RM, Yeap Y, Menkes DB. Adverse Effects of Virtual and Augmented Reality Interventions in Psychiatry: Systematic Review. JMIR Ment Health. 2023 May 5;10:e43240. doi: 10.2196/43240.
- Chambers CT, Dol J, Tutelman PR, Langley CL, Parker JA, Cormier BT, Macfarlane GJ, Jones GT, Chapman D, Proudfoot N, Grant A, Marianayagam J. The prevalence of chronic pain in children and adolescents: a systematic review update and meta-analysis. Pain. 2024 Oct 1;165(10):2215-2234. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003267. Epub 2024 May 15.
- Estevez-Lopez F, Maestre-Cascales C, Russell D, Alvarez-Gallardo IC, Rodriguez-Ayllon M, Hughes CM, Davison GW, Sanudo B, McVeigh JG. Effectiveness of Exercise on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Apr;102(4):752-761. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.06.019. Epub 2020 Jul 25.
- Lo HHM, Zhu M, Zou Z, Wong CL, Lo SHS, Chung VC, Wong SY, Sit RWS. Immersive and Nonimmersive Virtual Reality-Assisted Active Training in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Aug 19;26:e48787. doi: 10.2196/48787.
- Bettini L, Moore K. Central Sensitization in Functional Chronic Pain Syndromes: Overview and Clinical Application. Pain Manag Nurs. 2016 Oct;17(5):333-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2016.05.008. Epub 2016 Aug 21.
- Kim YN, Gray N, Jones A, Scher S, Kozlowska K. The Role of Physiotherapy in the Management of Functional Neurological Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2022 Apr;41:100947. doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2021.100947. Epub 2021 Nov 19.
- Plavoukou T, Staktopoulos P, Papagiannis G, Stasinopoulos D, Georgoudis G. Virtual and Augmented Reality for Chronic Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta-Analysis. Bioengineering (Basel). 2025 Jul 8;12(7):745. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering12070745.
- Stratford PW, Binkley JM, Stratford DM. Development and initial validation of the upper extremity functional index. Physiotherapy Can. 2001;53:259-67
- Salatino A, Zavattaro C, Gammeri R, Cirillo E, Piatti ML, Pyasik M, Serra H, Pia L, Geminiani G, Ricci R. Virtual reality rehabilitation for unilateral spatial neglect: A systematic review of immersive, semi-immersive and non-immersive techniques. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2023 Sep;152:105248. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105248. Epub 2023 May 27.
- Lo Cascio A, Cascino M, Dabbene M, Paladini A, Viswanath O, Varrassi G, Latina R. Epidemiology of Pediatric Chronic Pain: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2025 Apr 1;29(1):71. doi: 10.1007/s11916-025-01380-5.
- Arcos-Holzinger M, Biebl JT, Storz C, Gutmann M, Azad SC, Holzapfel BM, Kraft E. Virtual reality in managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): a scoping review. Front Neurol. 2023 Sep 7;14:1069381. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1069381. eCollection 2023.
Fechas de registro del estudio
Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Actual)
24 de julio de 2026
Finalización primaria (Estimado)
1 de diciembre de 2026
Finalización del estudio (Estimado)
1 de marzo de 2027
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
1 de junio de 2026
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
1 de junio de 2026
Publicado por primera vez (Actual)
5 de junio de 2026
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
31 de julio de 2026
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
29 de julio de 2026
Última verificación
1 de junio de 2026
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Palabras clave
Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- STUDY25080026
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?
NO
Descripción del plan IPD
No current plans exist to share this data.
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
Sí
producto fabricado y exportado desde los EE. UU.
No
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