NCT07189052Not yet recruiting
Virtual Reality Program for Managing Chronic Neck Pain
Effects of a Virtual Reality-Based Rehabilitation Program on Pain and Function in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Sept 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if a virtual reality-based rehabilitation program developed by our team can help people with chronic neck pain. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the VR program reduce neck pain? * Does it improve daily function and quality of life? Participants will: * Take part in a supervised virtual reality exercise program for 8 weeks, attending 3 sessions per week (24 sessions in total). * Each session will last about 45 minutes. * Complete tests and questionnaires about their pain, disability, and overall well-being before and after the program.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 32 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Sept 2025
- Start date
- Oct 2025
- Primary completion date
- Oct 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- NCT number
- NCT07189052
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 32
- From Oct 2025 to the primary completion date, Oct 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Previous adverse experience with virtual reality
Other illness
- History of spinal surgery
- Medical conditions interfering with participation, including orthopedic, inflammatory, cardiovascular, rheumatologic, or vestibular disorders
- Epilepsy or other neurological conditions causing photosensitivity
Other
- Photophobia (UPSIS-12 score \> 12)
- Migraine (≥ 2 positive responses on ID-Migraine questionnaire)
- Presence of any neurological deficit
- Pregnancy
- Congenital spinal cord malformations
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18-65 years
- Diagnosis of chronic neck pain (≥ 6 months duration)
- Ability to participate in rehabilitation sessions
- Willingness to provide written informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacettepe University Department of neurosurgery Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ankara | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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