VR-Based Physical Therapy Pilot Study (VR-PT)

Dartmouth Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Extremity Fracture Lower

Treatments: Other: Virtual Reality Physical Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03779425

D19021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of using the virtual reality-based physical therapy platform in patients with extremity fracture.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-65 years old
• Diagnosed with an operative fracture of the femur and/or tibia
• referred to physical therapy as standard of care

Exclusion criteria

• Injury Severity Score(ISS) > 18
• bilateral lower extremity injuries that preclude crutch ambulation
• associated spine fractures
• Glasgow Coma scale (GCS) < 15 at time of discharge
• major peripheral nerve injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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31 participants in 1 patient group

Virtual Reality Physical Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will undergo a non-weight bearing knee range of motion virtual reality physical therapy session.

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality Physical Therapy