Virtual reality and brain training show promise for back pain relief
NCT ID NCT06410027
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a new approach for chronic low back pain that combines a one-hour pain education session, 30 minutes of virtual reality exercise, and standard therapeutic exercise. Forty adults with chronic low back pain participated. The goal was to see if this combination could reduce pain intensity, improve self-confidence, and enhance quality of life compared to exercise alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pain neuroscience education, virtual reality, and therapeutic exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could offer a non-drug way to help people with chronic low back pain feel better and move more easily.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effects may be modest or not last long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic musculoskeletal pain (≥ 3 months) * Adults (≥ 18 years and less than 65 years) * Score ≤18 points in Pain Detect Scale * Wish to participate in the study and sign the informed consent * Speaking Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Neuropathic pain (score \>18 in Pain Detect Scale) * Physical or psychological pathology of any kind that imply an inability to understand the necessary instructions to carry out the study will be excluded.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Granada
Granada, 18016, Spain
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University of Granada
Granada, Spain
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