Virtual walking therapy tested for spinal cord injury pain
NCT ID NCT06330181
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether playing a virtual reality walking game at home can reduce neuropathic pain in adults with incomplete spinal cord injury. Participants will use a headset to see virtual legs and walk in a virtual world for about 30 minutes twice daily over 10 days. The goal is to see if this approach lowers pain intensity and improves pain quality.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual reality walking game
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to ease chronic neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 48 people. The pain relief may be modest or not last, and results may not apply to everyone with spinal cord injury.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Texas A&M University
RECRUITINGCollege Station, Texas, 77843, United States
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