Comparing Virtual Reality and Pain neuroscience Education and Regular Physiotherapy for long lasting neck pain without clear cause for pain

The short-term effects of virtual reality versus pain neuroscience education versus conventional physiotherapy on pain, kinesiophobia, catastrophizing, and disability in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/092577

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-07

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M542- Cervicalgia

Interventions

Intervention1: nil: nil Intervention2: Group A - Virtual reality and exercises: Participants in the Virtual Reality (VR) group will undergo VR-based rehabilitation combined with therapeutic exercises.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Subjects having neck pain more than 12 weeks or 3months. 2) Age group of 18 to 65 years 3) VAS more than 3 4) TSK-17 score more than 17 5) PCS more than 30 6) NDI more than or equal to 15

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Severe cervical instability or recent trauma 2) Vertigo or vestibular disorders 3) Severe motion sickness 4) Active cervicogenic headache or migraines 5) Visual or speech or hearing impairments 6) Pregnancy. 7) Unwilling to participate voluntarily 8) Suspected cervical spinal pathology like-malignancies, Unhealed vertebral fractures, ankylosing spondylitis, Inflammatory arthritis. 9) Cervical radiculopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) VAS 2) Tampa scale of kinesiophobia 17 3) Pain catastrophizing scale 4) Pain pressure threshold aesthsiometer 5) Neck disability index scale Timepoint: 1) VAS - baseline and 4th week 2) Tampa scale of kinesiophobia 17 - baseline and 4th week 3) Pain catastrophizing scale - baseline and 4th week 4) Pain pressure threshold aesthsiometer - baseline and 4th week 5) Neck disability index scale - baseline and 4th week	—

Measure

Time frame

1) VAS 2) Tampa scale of kinesiophobia 17 3) Pain catastrophizing scale 4) Pain pressure threshold aesthsiometer 5) Neck disability index scale Timepoint: 1) VAS - baseline and 4th week 2) Tampa scale of kinesiophobia 17 - baseline and 4th week 3) Pain catastrophizing scale - baseline and 4th week 4) Pain pressure threshold aesthsiometer - baseline and 4th week 5) Neck disability index scale - baseline and 4th week

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Neck Range of motionTimepoint: Neck Range of motion - baseline and 4th week	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sweta Kulkarni

SDM college of physiotherapy

kavyacv73222@gmail.com8197905683

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026