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Feasibility of postoperative rehabilitation using virtual reality for C5 nerve paralysis after posterior cervical spine surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Feasibility of postoperative rehabilitation using virtual reality for C5 nerve paralysis after posterior cervical spine surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0010436
Enrollment
12
Registered
2025-04-21
Start date
2023-02-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : -Test group: VR group that receives standard treatment for C5 palsy and adds rehabilitation through VR -Control group: Group that receives only standard treatment without VR for C5 pa

Sponsors

Yonsei University Health System, Gangnam Severance Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 20 years or older scheduled to undergo posterior spinal device fixation due to degenerative disease of the cervical spine 2. Patients with cervical spinal stenosis, cervical myelopathy, and recurrent cervical disc herniation who have not responded to conservative treatment for more than 6 months (the patient's neurophysiological abnormalities were confirmed through electrodiagnostic examination before surgery: the scope of standard treatment) 3. Patients with weakened shoulder joint abduction power after posterior cervical surgery (laminoplasty or posterior decompression with lateral mass screws fixation) 4. Patients who voluntarily gave written consent to participate in this clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing spinal instrumentation after spinal or intervertebral disc infection and removal of vertebral body and spinal cord tumors 2. Patients with active chronic infection or HIV infection 3. Patients with hemorrhagic disease 4. Patients with existing limitations in shoulder joint abduction, etc. due to shoulder joint disease 5. Patients who cannot visit according to the established outpatient follow-up schedule

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Muscle activity

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
muscle fatigue;manual muscle test;electromyography;Survey-Neck Disability Index (NDI), Euro-QOL (EQ-5D), VAS for neck or arm pain, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJihye Kim

Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital

corn@yuhs.ac+82-2-2228-2812

Outcome results

None listed

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