Virtual Reality-Based Rehabilitation Versus Conventional Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation using virtual reality compared with conventional physiotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain. The study will be conducted as a prospective, randomized controlled trial including 80 patients aged 40-65 years diagnosed with chronic low back pain lasting at least three months. Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups: an experimental group receiving conventional rehabilitation supplemented with non-immersive virtual reality training using the Tecnobody Homing Studio system, and a control group receiving conventional rehabilitation alone.

Both groups will participate in a four-week rehabilitation program. The virtual reality training will replace a portion of conventional exercises and will focus on improving movement quality, postural control, coordination, and functional mobility through interactive tasks with visual and auditory biofeedback. The system utilizes a 3D camera enabling markerless motion analysis and real-time visual feedback to support movement correction and identification of functional deficits.

Outcome measures will include assessments of balance, posture, joint mobility, lower limb strength and endurance, pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, kinesiophobia, perceived stress, anxiety and depression, functional disability, quality of life, and motivation for physical activity. Measurements will be conducted at baseline, immediately after completion of the four-week rehabilitation program, and at an eight-week follow-up.

The results of this study are expected to provide clinical evidence regarding the effectiveness of virtual reality-assisted rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and may contribute to the development of evidence-based rehabilitation strategies incorporating digital technologies.

Conditions

• Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual Reality-Assisted Rehabilitation

Non-immersive virtual reality training using the Tecnobody Homing Studio system. The intervention consists of interactive therapeutic exercises aimed at improving postural control, coordination, movement quality, and functional mobility through task-oriented activities with visual and auditory biofeedback. The system uses a three-dimensional camera for markerless motion analysis and real-time movement feedback. The virtual reality exercises replace a portion of conventional rehabilitation exercises during a four-week rehabilitation program.

OTHER

Conventional Rehabilitation

Standard physiotherapy program consisting of therapeutic exercises aimed at improving spinal mobility, core stability, balance, coordination, and lower limb functional performance. The rehabilitation program includes task-oriented exercises and postural control training performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist during a four-week intervention period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Rzeszow

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Michal Pastyrzak · University of Rzeszow

• Agnieszka Guzik · University of Rzeszow

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-04-01

Primary Completion

2027-04-30

Completion

2027-05-31

Countries

• Poland

Study Locations