Testing Virtual Reality-Supported Rehabilitation for chronic pain
Official title: Virtual Reality for Pain and Well-Being in Older Adults
Moving Without Fear or Pain: Use of Immersive Virtual Reality to Reduce Pain and Improve Well-Being in Older Adults
Interventions
Virtual Reality-Supported Rehabilitation
Immersive virtual reality rehabilitation sessions delivered under clinician supervision, using guided motor imagery, immersive natural environments, and graded interactive movement adapted to participant capacity and goals. Following completion of the educational session, participants engage in immersive virtual reality rehabilitation delivered under clinician supervision. The virtual reality component uses a head-mounted display to immerse par
Usual Care
Participants continue to receive their usual care throughout the study period.
Canadian Sites (2)
CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale
Québec, Quebec, Canada
CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches
Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for10 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Average pain intensity of 3 or greater on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale during the week prior to enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →
- +No neurocognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination \[MMSE\] ≥ 24), or mild neurocognitive impairment (MMSE 18-24) with preserved capacity to consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → (University of California Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent \[UBACC\] score ≥ 12)
- +Age 65 years or older
- +Able to understand and communicate in French
- +Chronic pain lasting 6 months or longer
- +Score greater than 25 on the 11-item Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-11)
- +Normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity
Exclusion
- −Severe motion sickness or intolerance that would prevent safe use of a virtual reality headset (experimental group only)
- −Medical condition that would prevent safe participation in rehabilitation activities
- −Presence of open wounds or infection at painful or contralateral sites
In plain language
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What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
What is being given or done in this study: Virtual Reality-Supported Rehabilitation, Usual CareStandard of careThe treatment normally given for a condition outside a study.Read more →.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.phases
- armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
Neither you nor the study team would know which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.
There are 2 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 65 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
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- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 24 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around March 2027.
The main measurement is taken over: BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → (pre-intervention) to post-intervention (after completion of the 8 rehabilitation sessions, approximately 4 weeks).
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Change in Kinesiophobia as Measured by the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-11) — measured over BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → (pre-intervention) to post-intervention (after completion of the 8 rehabilitation sessions, approximately 4 weeks).
Feasibility of the Multimodal Intervention — measured over Throughout the study period (from recruitment through post-intervention assessment, approximately 4-8 weeks).
Acceptability of the Multimodal Intervention — measured over Throughout the study period (from recruitment through post-intervention assessment, approximately 4-8 weeks).
From the trial registry
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Source: NCT07607899 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Virtual Reality-Supported RehabilitationDevice
Immersive virtual reality rehabilitation sessions delivered under clinician supervision, using guided motor imagery, immersive natural environments, and graded interactive movement adapted to participant capacity and goals. Following completion of the educational session, participants engage in immersive virtual reality rehabilitation delivered under clinician supervision. The virtual reality component uses a head-mounted display to immerse par
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a device is here: A physical instrument, implant, app or piece of equipment being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Usual CareOther
Participants continue to receive their usual care throughout the study period.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a other is here: An intervention the registry did not place in another category.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 65 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
Neither you nor the study team would know which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 65 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → (pre-intervention) to post-intervention (after completion of the 8 rehabilitation sessions, approximately 4 weeks).
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2027-03.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 24 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 2 locations, including: Québec, Quebec, Canada; Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
Chronic pain is common among adults aged 65 and older and can reduce mobility, independence, mood, and quality of life. Many older adults also develop a fear of movement because they worry that physical activity will increase their pain or cause injury. This fear can lead to reduced activity, physical deconditioning, and further loss of independence. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of Moving Without Fear or Pain, a program using immersive virtual reality rehabilitation to gradually reintroduce movement in a safe and engaging way. The virtual reality intervention includes up to eight individualized sessions over approximately one month. Sessions last 5 to 30 minutes and are supervised by a trained clinician. Participants wear a virtual reality headset and are immersed in calming or engaging environments, such as nature settings. Depending on their comfort and abilities, sessions may begin with passive guided motor imagery and progress to active movement within interactive virtual environments. Some applications allow participants to control movement in the virtual world through gentle physical activity, such as stepping or upper-body movement. The intervention is personalized to each participant's physical capacity, preferences, and rehabilitation goals. The aim is to reduce fear of movement, increase confidence, and promote safe re-engagement in physical activity. In this pilot randomized controlled trial, 24 older adults with chronic pain will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1) Experimental Group: Participants will receive care, and up to eight immersive virtual reality rehabilitation sessions. 2) Control Group: Participants will receive usual care, without virtual reality sessions. The findings will inform a larger future study.
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