Virtual reality exergame for supplementing multimodal pain therapy in older adults with chronic back pain: a randomized controlled pilot study

Author:

Stamm OskarORCID,Dahms RebeccaORCID,Reithinger NorbertORCID,Ruß AaronORCID,Müller-Werdan UrsulaORCID

Abstract

AbstractImmersive Virtual Reality (VR) with head-mounted displays (HMD) can be a promising tool for increasing adherence to exercise in older adults. However, there is little known about the effectiveness of an interactive multimodal therapy in VR for older chronic back pain (CBP) patients. The aim of the exploratory randomized controlled trial was to examine the preliminary effectiveness of a VR multimodal therapy for older adults with CBP in a laboratory setting over a period of four weeks. The intervention group (IG; n = 11) received a multimodal pain therapy in VR (movement therapy and psychoeducation) and the control group (CG; n = 11) received a conventional multimodal pain therapy (chair-based group exercises and psychoeducation in a group setting). Although the VR therapy (IG) did not reach the pain intensity reduction of the CG (IG: MD = 0.64, p = .535; CG: MD = 1.64, p = .07), both groups showed a reduction in pain intensity on the Numeric Rating Scale. The functional capacity in the IG improved from Visit 1, $$\overline{x }$$ x ¯ = 73.11% to Visit 2, $$\overline{x }$$ x ¯ = 81.82% (MD = 8.71%; p = .026). In the changes of fear avoidance beliefs and general physical and mental health, no significance was achieved in either group. Although the IG did not reach a significant pain intensity reduction compared to the CG, the results of the present study showed that a pain intensity reduction can be achieved with the current VR application.

Funder

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design,Human-Computer Interaction,Software

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