Chronic Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Virtual reality in physical therapy management of chronic pain.
Within the implementation study, data will be collected and evaluated in four phases using interviews, focus groups and online
Sponsors
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: For physical therapy practices: > At least five therapists For patients of the VR intervention: Ages 18 and older; Self-reported chronic pain; German-speaking (fluent).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: For VR Intervention Patients*: Current or past diagnosis of epilepsy, dementia, migraine, or other neurological condition that may prevent use of VR or result in adverse effects; Hypersensitivity to flashing lights; Severe hearing impairment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Barriers and facilitators in the implementation of virtual reality in outpatient physical therapy management of chronic pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity: Numeric Rating Scale (Dworkin, 2005; Farrar, 2001), Disabilities due to pain: Pain Disability Index (Dillmann, 1994), Fear of movement: Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (Rusu, 2014), pain catastrophizing: Pain Catastrophizing Scale (Meyer, 2008), quality of life: EQ-5D-5L (Feng, 2021), pain-related self-efficacy: pain-specific self-efficacy questionnaire (Mangels, 2009). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAlexander Elser
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
Outcome results
None listed