Virtual Reality Integrated Within Physiotherapy for Patients With Complex Chronic Low Back Pain (VARIETY)
Chronic Low-back Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Low-back Pain focused on measuring Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: LBP > 3 months as reason to visit physiotherapist absence of 'red flags' or signs of specific LBP combination of severe disability (Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score ≥ 30) and severe pain (numeric rating score (NRS) ≥ 5) age 18-80 years provides informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: severe (physical or mental) comorbidity that will substantially hinder the physiotherapy planned diagnostic or invasive therapeutic procedure (e.g. injection, nerve block or operation) for LBP in next three months no comprehension of Dutch language inability to use VR (e.g. epilepsy, open wounds on face or severe visual impairment) no email-address and Wi-Fi
Sites / Locations
- HAN University of Applied SciencesRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Physiotherapy with integrated VR
Physiotherapy (usual care)
Our intervention will be a 12-week personalised, VR-integrated physiotherapy intervention in which a selection of existing VR modules developed by our partners (i.e. Reducept and SyncVR) will be integrated into physiotherapy treatment. The following VR modules will be used: education (Reducept), relaxation and distraction (SyncVR Relax & Distract), activation (SyncVR Fit). Patients will use the Pico Neo 3 VR headset at the physiotherapy practice and at home 5 days a week for 10-30 minutes. In addition, physiotherapists will help patients transition from movements performed in a VR context to daily activities without VR.
The control condition is usual physiotherapy care for 12 weeks.