Can a VR headset accurately measure how well you move with back pain?
NCT ID NCT07402499
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will check if a virtual reality version of a common mobility test (the Timed Up and Go test) works well for people with chronic low back pain. About 65 adults aged 18 to 55 will do both the standard test and a VR version, then repeat the VR test a week later. The goal is to see if VR can be a practical and reliable way to assess functional movement in this group.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 65 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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.
Who is studied
Adults aged 18-55 years with clinician-diagnosed chronic non-specific low back pain who present to the Selcuk University Medical Faculty Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic and meet the eligibility criteria.
- Ages
-
18 to 55 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 55 years. * Clinician-diagnosed chronic non-specific low back pain (pain duration ≥ 3 months). * Applied to Selcuk University Medical Faculty Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic with low back pain complaint. * Able to walk independently and safely perform the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and VR-TUG tests (with or without usual assistive device). * Able to understand and follow instructions; literate in Turkish (at least primary school education). * Willing to participate and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Red flag conditions or suspected specific pathology (e.g., fracture, tumor/metastasis, infection such as spondylitis/discitis). * Inflammatory back pain suggestive of conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis or sacroiliitis. * Significant radiculopathy or neurological deficit (dermatomal leg pain, marked weakness, reflex changes, sensory loss), clinically significant lumbar disc herniation, severe spinal stenosis, or spondylolisthesis grade II or higher. * Prior lumbar spine surgery. * Lower-extremity conditions that substantially limit mobility (e.g., severe hip/knee osteoarthritis, hip/knee arthroplasty, amputation, severe deformity). * Neurological disorders affecting gait or balance (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, progressive neuromuscular disease). * Vestibular disorder or recurrent severe vertigo affecting balance. * Severe cardiac or pulmonary disease that may compromise safety during testing. * Pregnancy. * Contraindications to VR use (e.g., photosensitive epilepsy) or history of severe VR intolerance (significant nausea, dizziness, visual discomfort, or migraine triggered by VR). * Severe cognitive impairment, major psychiatric disorder, or communication problems preventing cooperation. * Severe visual or hearing impairment that prevents following instructions or safely using VR.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Chronic low back pain are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Selcuk University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Konya, Konya, 42130, Turkey (Türkiye)
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can the Body's stress wiring explain why pain spreads and lingers?
- Can naming your feelings predict back pain relief?
- Scientists map the daily rhythms of chronic pain
- Can yoga ease back pain when recovery looks unlikely?
- Can exercise retraining rewire the nervous system in chronic back pain?
- Can gentle back vibration reset the Brain's pain response?