Virtual walking therapy for spinal cord injury nerve pain
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a new virtual reality walking therapy program designed to help people with incomplete spinal cord injury reduce nerve pain. If you use a wheelchair and have lasting nerve pain, this could be a way to try a non-drug treatment from home.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a spinal cord injury that is incomplete (some movement or feeling remains), with the injury level from the lower neck to the lower back.
- You have nerve pain (burning, shooting, or stabbing) that is at least a 4 out of 10 in pain level most days for 3 months or longer.
- You use a wheelchair at least 75% of the time.
- You are at least 18 years old and it has been more than 18 months since your injury.
- You have a stable pain medication routine for at least 1 month and no severe motion sickness.
- You have a cell phone or internet connection to use a virtual reality program.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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