Virtual Reality Training in Occupational Rehabilitation

Molde University College

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Mental Health Disorder; Back Pain, Low; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Treatments: Device: Virtual Reality with Beat Saber

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06410794

254368

Details and patient eligibility

About

Work-related attention bias modification training and virtual reality training in occupational rehabilitation is a multisite pilot study.

The quantitative aim of this pilot study is to compared virtual reality (VR) training and attention bias modication (ABM) training to investigate whether the different training forms result in different results measured with work-related outcomes and cognitive outcomes. The qualitative aim of this pilot study is to investigate the patients' experiences with the usage of VR.

Three rehabilitation insitutions will be recruiting patients participating in occupational rehabilitation, and the study will compare the outcomes of work-related interventions with and without the addition of ABM or VR training.

The study seeks to determine if these interventions can improve work ability, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and change attentional bias from negative to positive stimuli.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 67 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 - 67 years
• Must be on sick leave, work assessment allowance or on disability pension
• Receiving work-related rehabilitation or treatment at clinics with either an International Classification of Primary Care, Second edition (ICPC-2) within the musculoskeletal (L), psychiatric (P) or unspecific disorders (A) categories or International Classification Disorders-10 diagnosis within the mental and behavioral disorders (F), Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M) or other diagnoses.

Exclusion criteria

• Applying for a full disability pension;
• Unable to complete the measures and receive instructions in Norwegian.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Comparing VR training and ABM training

Experimental group

Description:

The objective of this study is to investigate whether VR and ABM training increases work ability, work-related self-efficacy, attention and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety and consequently change an attentional bias from negative to positive stimuli. We will compare patients receiving work-related interventions + VR, work-related interventions + ABM training and work-related interventions only. We will also investigate whether positive changes in attentional bias are associated with increased work participation. Self-reported work ability, self-efficacy, depression, anxiety and objective computerised cognitive and emotional testing will be assessed at baseline (start rehabilitation/treatment) and at posttest (end rehabilitation/treatment).

Treatment:

Device: Virtual Reality with Beat Saber

Patients' experiences with the usage of VR.

No Intervention group

Description:

The objective of this part is to investigate the experiences in using VR. R\&D personell will make individual interviews with five patients at each of the three clinics involved in piloting VR. The aim of the interviews will be to capture how the patients experienced the VR activity, the demands of the VR activity, how VR has influenced different aspects of health and whether VR has influenced the abilities to return to work.