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Combined Effects of Virtual Reality and Motor Imagery in Patients With Non-specific Neck Pain

NCT06397157 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2024-06-13

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Summary

Non-specific neck pain is the most common musculoskeletal symptom which can cause limited cervical mobility, impaired functional status and stress at work. Virtual reality and motor imagery are unique technologies which have beneficial effects on the treatment of non-specific neck pain. Virtual reality is a simulated 3D environment that enables users to explore and interact with a virtual surrounding while motor imagery (MI) is a dynamic mental process of an action, without its actual motor execution. This study aims to investigate the combined effects of Virtual Reality (VR) and Motor Imagery Techniques (MI) with Routine Physical Therapy (RPT) in patients with Non-specific neck pain. This randomized clinical trial will be carried at Railway General Hospital, Rawalpindi on 93 participants meeting the inclusion criteria included in the study through probability convenience sampling technique. 3 groups of participants assigned ramdomly will receive interventions for three days a week for 6 weeks. Group A will receive virtual reality (VR) and motor imagery (MI) along with routine physical therapy for . Group B participants will receive VR along with routine physical therapy while Group C will receive MI along with routine physical therapy. Total treatment time will be 40 minutes. Outcome measure tools will be Numeric pain rating scale to measure pain, the Tampa scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) for the measurement of kinesiophobia and Neck disability index for disability and functional status.

Conditions

  • Cervical Pain
  • Kinesiophobia
  • Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual Reality

Participants will recieve treatment(Virtual reality) for every alternate day (3 days per week) for 6 weeks. Total number of sessions will be 18.

OTHER

Motor Imagery

Participants will recieve treatment(Motor Imagery) for every alternate day (3 days per week) for 6 weeks. Total number of sessions will be 18.

OTHER

Routine Physical therapy

Participants will recieve treatment(Routine physical therapy) for every alternate day (3 days per week) for 6 weeks. Total number of sessions will be 18.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sabiha Arshad, M phil · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-10
Primary Completion
2024-06-10
Completion
2024-07-10

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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