VR game could replace clunky neck pain tests
NCT ID NCT07190014
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether a new virtual reality (VR) app can reliably measure how well people with chronic neck pain can move and sense the position of their neck. About 58 adults with and without neck pain will perform standard neck movements while being measured by both the VR app and a traditional device. The goal is to see if the VR app is a valid and user-friendly alternative for assessing neck function.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 58 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Study participants will be recruited from individuals referred to the Neurosurgery Department of Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye, as well as healthy volunteers from the general population. The study population will include adults within the target age range, consisting of both individuals with chronic neck pain and healthy controls, to allow comparison between clinical and non-clinical groups.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 Neck Pain (CNP) participants * Age 18-65.  * ≥ 6 months of neck pain.  * Willing to participate (informed consent).  Healthy volunteers * Age 18-65.  * No neck pain complaints.  * Willing to participate (informed consent).  Exclusion Criteria: * Prior adverse virtual reality experience.  * Photophobia: UPSIS-12 score \> 12.  * Migraine screen: ≥2 "yes" on ID-Migraine.  * Any neurological deficit.  * History of spinal surgery.  * Medical conditions that could interfere with participation: orthopedic, inflammatory, cardiovascular, rheumatologic, or vestibular problems.  * Pregnancy.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
Ankara, Ankara, 06000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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