Can Virtual Reality Exercise Help Restore Both Body and Mind in Chronic Low Back Pain

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Immersive Virtual Reality-based Exercise (FitXR, Meta Quest 3s): participants assigned to the intervention group will perform a 15-minute immersive virtual reality (VR) exercise program using the FitXR application on the Meta Quest 3s headset. This program provides interactive, visually immersive exercise tasks designed to engage participants in physical activity while reducing fear of movement and enhancing functional recovery.

Conventional Exercise Program (Matched Exercise, without VR): Participants assigned to this arm will perform the same 15-minute exercise program without virtual reality equipment. This allows comparison between immersive VR-based exercise and conventional exercise of equivalent intensity and duration.

Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an immersive virtual reality (VR) exercise program can help reduce back pain and improve physical function and psychological well-being in adults with chronic low back pain.

The main questions it aim to answer are

* Does the virtual reality (VR) exercise reduce back pain?
* Does it lead to positive changes in how participants perceive pain?
* Does it improve back flexibility and reduce disability in daily activities?
* Does it help reduce the fear of movement and negative thoughts related to pain? Method Wear a Meta Quest 3s device and participate in a 15-minute virtual reality exercise program called 'FitXR'.

Be evaluated for their back pain, sensory test, range of motion, and level of disability in daily life before and after the exercise program.

Complete questionnaires about their thoughts and feelings regarding their pain and movement.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST): Specifically including Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) and Temporal Summation (TS) protocols. — Measured at Week 1 (baseline), Week 6 (post-intervention), and Week 8 (follow-up).
  CPM measures the efficiency of the body's pain-inhibiting pathways. A higher positive value indicates a more effective pain modulation system (better outcome). TS measures pain sensitization. A higher score indicates greater central sensitization to pain (worse outcome).

Trial sites (1)

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