Effectiveness of immersive Virtual Reality in patients with neck pain after traffic accident

Effectiveness of a specific program of immersive Virtual Reality in patients with neck pain after traffic accident

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN45582211

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-03

Start date

2023-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

Patients with neck pain diagnosed with whiplash after a car accident Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Interventions

A comparative randomized clinical trial of two interventions will be carried out: conventional physiotherapy vs conventional physiotherapy + virtual reality (specific software). A total of 20 sessions

cervical: flexion+extension, slow, easy difficulty (2'). Day 3: Position: s

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (18-65 years) 2. Neck pain associated with whiplash 3. With normal or corrected vision (with glasses or contact lenses) 4. Who are undergoing treatment at umivale Activa Quart de Poblet 5. That signed the informed consent to take part in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to participate or attend the treatment program 2. Systemic infection or metabolic/neurological degenerative disorder 3. Fracture or surgery of the cervical spine 4. Specific neck pain due to metastases, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory. processes, fractures or traumatic history of cervical injury 5. Positive neurological signs or evidence of spinal cord compression (abnormal diffuse tenderness, hyperreflexia, or diffuse weakness) 6. Radiculopathy 7. Epilepsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measured before treatment (T0), in session 10 (T1) and in session 20 (T2): 1. Pain intensity measured using Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) 2. Disability Perception measured using the Neck Disability Index (NDI)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured before treatment (T0), in session 10 (T1) and in session 20 (T2): 1. Active cervical range of motion: measured with digital goniometer by physical therapists in all neck movements: flexion, extension, tilt and rotation 2. Patient satisfaction: 2.1. Satisfaction with Treatment Received Scale CRES-4 (validated in Spanish) 2.2. Patient Global Impression of Change (P-GIC) 3. Fear of movement measured using Tampa Scale-11 4. Days of sick leave: collected as a simple discrete quantitative variable measured using patient records at end of study 5. MVIC of the neck muscles: The positions for each movement were as follows: (1) neck flexor strength was measured in the supine position, with the knees flexed, the head and neck in a neutral position, and the arms along the body; (2) neck extensor strength was measured in the prone position, with the arms along the body; and (3) lateral flexion strength was measured in lateral recumbency, also with the arms along the body. For all test positions, two Velcro bands were used, one in the shoulder region, at T3, and another in the pelvis, at the iliac crest.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured before treatment (T0), in session 10 (T1) and in session 20 (T2): 1. Active cervical range of motion: measured with digital goniometer by physical therapists in all neck movements: flexion, extension, tilt and rotation 2. Patient satisfaction: 2.1. Satisfaction with Treatment Received Scale CRES-4 (validated in Spanish) 2.2. Patient Global Impression of Change (P-GIC) 3. Fear of movement measured using Tampa Scale-11 4. Days of sick leave: collected as a simple discrete quantitative variable measured using patient records at end of study 5. MVIC of the neck muscles: The positions for each movement were as follows: (1) neck flexor strength was measured in the supine position, with the knees flexed, the head and neck in a neutral position, and the arms along the body; (2) neck extensor strength was measured in the prone position, with the arms along the body; and (3) lateral flexion strength was measured in lateral recumbency, also with the arms along the body. For all test positions, two Velcro bands were used, one in the shoulder region, at T3, and another in the pelvis, at the iliac crest.

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Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactVicent Pontes-Forner

vpontes@umivaleactiva.es+34 963181018

Outcome results

None listed

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