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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality-Assisted Physical Therapy in the Acute Phase After Lumbar Disc Surgery

NCT07204197 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2025-10-02

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality-assisted physical therapy in the acute postoperative period after lumbar disc surgery.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does virtual reality-assisted physical therapy reduce pain more effectively than conventional physical therapy?
* Does it improve functional recovery, pain threshold, and blood biomediator levels?
* Does it reduce anxiety and kinesiophobia in the early rehabilitation period?

Researchers will compare virtual reality-assisted physical therapy with standard physical therapy to determine whether virtual reality provides additional therapeutic benefits.

Participants will:

* Undergo standard postoperative physical therapy after lumbar disc surgery.
* Some participants will additionally perform virtual reality-based rehabilitation exercises.
* Be evaluated for pain severity, functional improvement, blood biomediators, pain threshold, and psychological outcomes.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Disc Herniation
  • Lumbar Disc Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual Reality-Assisted Physical Therapy

VR Assisted PT intervention, combines a standardized postoperative physical therapy program with an additional 20-minute immersive VR session. The VR component is relaxation-focused and interactive, making the total session length 60 minutes. The distinguishing feature is the integration of VR technology into early rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery, which is not part of conventional therapy.

OTHER

Conventional Physical Therapy

This intervention consists of the same standardized physical therapy program as the VR group, delivered for 60 minutes daily by increasing exercise repetitions and intensity. The distinguishing feature is that it does not include any VR component, allowing direct comparison of physical therapy alone versus VR-assisted therapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-17
Primary Completion
2027-09-16
Completion
2027-09-16

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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