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Virtual Reality-based Motor Imagery in Patients With Fibromyalgia

NCT07528599 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2026-04-14

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Summary

This study investigated the effects of a virtual reality-based motor imagery intervention integrated into a conventional exercise programme on pain outcomes (pain intensity, central sensitisation, pressure pain threshold, galvanic skin response, pain catastrophising), quality of life, sleep quality, fatigue, psychological outcomes (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), imagery ability and patient satisfaction.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia Patients

Interventions

OTHER

conventional exercise + motor imagery without virtual reality

Participants in the control groups will undergo a structured conventional exercise programme under the supervision of a physiotherapist, three days a week for six weeks. The conventional exercise programme has been designed to include stretching, postural control and muscle strengthening components. Each session will last approximately 30 minutes. The intensity and difficulty level of the exercises will be gradually increased every two weeks and progressed in a controlled manner. In the control group, recorded versions of virtual reality games will be presented via a standard monitor screen without the use of a virtual reality headset. Participants will watch each video for three minutes and will then be asked to visualise the same movements for two minutes. The total duration of the motor imagery intervention in the control group will also be 15 minutes.

OTHER

conventional exercise + motor imagery with virtual reality

A structured conventional exercise programme will be implemented three days a week for six weeks. The conventional exercise programme has been designed to include components of stretching, postural control and muscle strengthening. Each session will last approximately 30 minutes. The intensity and difficulty level of the exercises will be gradually increased every two weeks and progressed in a controlled manner. In the experimental group, motor imagery exercises will be performed by creating a virtual environment using the provided virtual reality headset. In this group, a total of three different virtual reality games targeting the upper limbs, trunk and lower limbs will be used. Each game will be viewed for three minutes via the virtual reality headset, after which participants will be asked to mentally visualise the relevant movements for two minutes. The total duration of the motor imagery intervention is planned to be 15 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-25
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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