Virtual Reality Guided Acupuncture Imagery Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
NCT ID: NCT06814470
Last Updated: 2026-01-26
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
31 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-07-16
2025-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Virtual Reality - guided acupuncture imagery treatment (VRGAIT)
Virtual reality guided imagery acupuncture treatment (VRGAIT)
Subject watching Virtual reality video of acupuncture needle stimulation
Virtual Reality -guided acupuncture imagery treatment (VRGAIT) Control
Virtual reality guided imagery acupuncture treatment control
Subject watching VR video of swab touching
Interventions
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Virtual reality guided imagery acupuncture treatment (VRGAIT)
Subject watching Virtual reality video of acupuncture needle stimulation
Virtual reality guided imagery acupuncture treatment control
Subject watching VR video of swab touching
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Meet the Classification Criteria of chronic LBP (having low back pain for more than 6 months), as determined by the referring physician.
* At least 4/10 clinical pain on the 11-point LBP intensity scale.
* Must have had a prior evaluation of their low back pain by a health care provider, which may have included radiographic studies. Documentation of this evaluation will be sought from Partners or outside medical records and kept in the subject's research record.
* At least a 10th grade English-reading level; English can be a second language provided that the patients feel they understand all the questions used in the assessment measures.
Exclusion Criteria
* Complicated back problems (e.g. prior back surgery, medico legal issues),
* Possible contraindications for acupuncture (e.g. coagulation disorders, cardiac pacemakers, pregnancy, seizure disorder), and conditions that might confound longitudinal effects or interpretation of results (e.g. severe fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis).
* Conditions making study participation difficult (eg, paralysis, psychoses, or other severe psychological problems as per the judgment of a study investigator during Session 1)
* The intent to undergo surgery during the time of involvement in the study.
* Unresolved medical legal/disability/workers compensation claims in connection with low back pain.
* Lacking the capacity to consent for oneself
* Do not have access to zoom or other software regularly to complete the study.
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lucy Chen
Principal investigator
Locations
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Lucy Chen
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol
Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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2018p002553-1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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