NCT07195981

VIRTUAL REALITY IN CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY PATIENTS

EFFECT OF IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY ON PAIN, PROPIOCEPTION AND BALANCE IN CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY PATIENTS

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: October 6 University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

PURPOSE: to investigate the effect of immersive virtual reality on pain, proprioception, and balance in cervical radiculopathy patients BACKGROUND: Cervical radiculopathy (CSR) is a disabling condition that significantly impairs a person's ability to function physically, The application of virtual reality (VR) in rehabilitation therapy offers new possibilities. In addition to the neck-specific sensorimotor training, which appears to improve neck mobility.

Detailed description

Fourty two participants with unilateral cervical radiculopathy. from both sexes were participated in this study. The patients were randomly divided into two equal groups; Study group (22 patients): received the selected physical therapy program in addition to virtual reality using Oculus glasses. (22 patients): received receive a selected physical therapy program only (Therapeutic Ultrasound device, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Hot packs) (12 sessions) three times per week. The evaluation methods by VR ,CROM Device ,Neck disability scale, VAS, joint position error test .

Conditions

• Radiculopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	virtual reality	The virtual reality (VR) technology is defined as a system that allows users to interact with images and sounds in a virtual environment, which can stimulate responses and provide real-time feedback concerning their performance.
OTHER	selected physical therapy	selected physical therapy program only included: (Therapeutic Ultrasound device, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Hot packs)

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-01
• Primary completion: 2026-02-15
• Completion: 2026-02-28
• First posted: 2025-09-29
• Last updated: 2026-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt