Virtual Walking Therapy for Neuropathic Pain Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
This study is testing if playing a virtual reality (VR) walking game can help adults with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) reduce neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain is often described as sharp, burning, or electric, and traditional treatments don't always work well. You would play one of two VR games, wearing a special headset that lets you see virtual legs and arms from a first-person view. The study aims to see if this "virtual walking" can reduce the mismatch between what your brain expects and what your body feels, which scientists believe contributes to neuropathic pain. To join, you must be an adult with an incomplete SCI (ASIA B, C, or D) and have daily neuropathic pain of at least 4 out of 10 for three or more months. The main goal is to measure changes in your pain intensity over time, up to 18 months. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 48 participants. It is testing two different virtual reality games.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your pain intensity will be measured from the start of the study until the final follow-up, which could be up to 18 months.
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Virtual Walking Therapy for Neuropathic Pain Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
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Conditions
Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- Change in Pain IntensityBaseline - final follow up (up to 18 months)
The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) measures pain intensity via a 0-10 numeric rating scale 0-10 where 0 is no pain, and 10 is the worst pain imaginable.