Physical Therapy Using Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Fusion; Acute Pain; Mobility Limitation

Treatments: Other: Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Headset

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03874507

50159

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality (VR) headset, Augmented Reality (AR) Headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology-based distraction) for improving clinical outcomes in patients requiring acute rehabilitation due to deconditioning and surgery. Measures will include include range of motion, gait progression, strength progression, time to first out of bed, time to first step.

Enrollment: 41 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 6-99
• Diagnosis need for physical rehabilitation

Exclusion criteria

• Significant Cognitive Impairment
• History of Severe Motion Sickness
• Current Nausea
• Seizures
• Visual Problems
• Patients whose children are clinically unstable or require urgent/emergent intervention
• Patients who clinically unstable or requires urgent/emergent intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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41 participants in 2 patient groups

Technology-based therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Patients who require acute rehabilitation due to deconditioning and surgery will receive either virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) to improve clinical outcomes such as range of motion, gait progression, strength progression, time to first out of bed, time to first step.

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Headset

Standard of Care therapy

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients who require acute rehabilitation due to deconditioning and surgery will receive physical therapy based on his/her providers recommendations to improve outcomes such as range of motion, gait progression, strength progression, time to first out of bed, time to first step