NCT05188040

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Hand Therapy

Virtual Reality in Hand Therapy Effectiveness and Implementation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (actual)
• Sponsor: Timothy Uhl · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of Virtual Reality as an intervention for patients following specific hand injuries will positively affect patients with decreased hand function and reduce pain and improve outcomes. Participants will be recruited from 3 different clinics in central Kentucky.

Detailed description

Participants will participate in four sessions of therapy treatment over a 2-3 week time span of schedule therapy appointments during their active phase of rehabilitation for approximately 1-hour virtual reality (VR) training dosage which will be recorded. The specific virtual reality games within the Oculus Quest 2 VR system will be selected by the therapist providing interventions each session. In addition to the Virtual Reality intervention noted above, participants will participate in a pre and post-test outcome measure session (25-30 minutes) with a research team member. (See outcome measure section for more details).

Conditions

• Distal Radius Fracture
• Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
• Flexor Tendon Rupture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual Reality Exercises	Hand Therapy Exercises utilizing Oculus Quest 2 VR system with augmented feedback for patient to perform active hand therapy. Specific interventions / games will be selected by the participants individual therapist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-16
• Primary completion: 2023-07-19
• Completion: 2023-11-01
• First posted: 2022-01-12
• Last updated: 2023-11-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States