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Virtual reality offers Drug-Free relief for back pain sufferers

NCT ID NCT04409353

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether using virtual reality (VR) at home can help people with long-term low back pain feel better and move more. Over 400 participants used one of three VR programs (skills-based, distraction, or sham) along with a Fitbit to track activity. The goal was to see if VR could reduce pain interference in daily life and cut down on pain medication use.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

413 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2020

Finished

Feb 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

13 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Able to provide consent to participate in research 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. Male or female, age 13 or older 4. An ongoing low back-pain problem that has persisted at least 3 months and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months. 5. Ability to comprehend spoken and written English 6. Owns a compatible android or iOS smartphone, or personal laptop or desktop computer (excluding tablets) to complete surveys and has access to email. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presents with a condition that interferes with virtual reality usage, including history of seizure, facial injury precluding safe placement of headset, significant visual or hearing impairment that impacts ability to see the virtual reality images or follow audio instructions 2. Are being recommended for long-term hospitalization that would require more than three-week stay in the hospital 3. Received surgical procedure within the previous 8 weeks 4. Surgery is planned within the next 3 months 5. Is currently using a spinal cord stimulator 6. Has low back pain attributable to a recognizable, specific pathology, including spinal infection, cancer, fracture, or inflammatory spondylopathies, consistent with the NIH Task force on Research Standards for chronic low back pain 7. Previously participated in a virtual reality clinical trial

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Conditions

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Chronic low-back pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Samuel Eberlein

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

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