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Virtual Reality in Chronic Neck Pain
Sponsor: Koç University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of virtual reality, which encourages active neck movements, in individuals with chronic neck pain, with the control group receiving only neck exercises. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups; Half of them will be given only a neck exercises program, and the other half will be given neck exercises and virtual reality.
Official title: Effectiveness of Exercise Training and Virtual Reality on Disability, Pain and Joint Position Sense in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
46
Start Date
2024-09
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2024-08-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental: VR and exercise
Participants will perform a 20-minute exercise program consisting of neck joint mobility exercises, neck and scapulothoracic muscle strengthening exercises, and stretching exercises. Then, for the next 20 minutes, they will engage in active neck movements using the Oculus Quest2 headset with the Ocean Rift game.
Sham Comparator: exercise
The control group will perform a 40-minute same neck exercises.
Locations (1)
Koc University School of Medicine
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)