Therapeutic Effects of Video Game Play Therapy on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Taipei Medical University

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 4

Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: interactive video game; Other: therapeutic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02125968

SKH-8302-103-DR-36

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the video game play therapy in patients with chronic low back pain.

Full description

Understanding the short- and medium-term therapeutic effects of video game play therapy for patients with chronic low back pain.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• chronic low back pain

Exclusion criteria

1. low back pain accompanied by specific pathological conditions, such as infection, inflammation, fracture, or tumor
2. history of low back surgery with an implant
3. pregnancy of plans to become pregnant during the course of study
4. having received concurrent treatment for low back pain followed by another health care professional

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

interactive video game

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in interactive video game group receive six 20-min sessions of hot pack therapy combined 20-min of diathermy therapy over the low back followed by 15-min interactive video game intervention, for 3 times per week for a 2-week duration. Short- and medium-term therapeutic effects of interactive video game intervention for patients with chronic low back pain will be assessed.

Treatment:

Other: interactive video game

therapeutic exercise

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants received six 20-min sessions of hot pack therapy combined 20-min of diathermy therapy over the low back followed by 15-min supervised therapeutic exercise,for 3 times per week for a 2-week duration. short- and medium-term therapeutic effects of video game play therapy for patients with chronic low back pain will be evaluated.

Treatment:

Other: therapeutic exercise