CompletedNot Applicable

Virtual Reality Vased Exercises and Hyperlordosis in Low Back Pain

Saudi Arabia50 participantsStarted 2025-03-06

Plain-language summary

this study aimed to evaluate the impact of incorporating postural correction exercises through VR video gaming on lumbar lordotic angle (LLA), pain, range of motion (ROM), and function in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP). Furthermore, the study sought to assess satisfaction and commitment levels when VR was integrated into the exercise regimen

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 44 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * males or females, * 18 - 44 years of age, * unilateral, bilateral, or central (midline) pain in the low back, * demonstrate lumbar hyper lordosis of the lumbar spine (lumbar lordotic angle more than 40°, measured using flexi ruler and spinal mouse) (Tack 2021), * pain persists for 3 months or more, * pain intensity between 2 -6 on numeric pain rating scale (NPRS). Exclusion Criteria: * acute low back pain (less than 3 months), * specific pain due to well diagnosed pathology such as trauma, surgery, dick lesion, tumor, adhesions. * Low back pain associated with sciatica, patients who cannot stop using analgesic drugs during the period of the study.

What they're measuring

Intensity of low back Pain

Timeframe: at base line and after 8 weeks of tretment

Active ROM of the lumbar spine

Timeframe: at base line and after 8 weeks of tretment

Lumbar lordotic angle (LLA)

Timeframe: at base line and after 8 weeks of tretment

Functional level

Timeframe: at base line and after 8 weeks of tretment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06868329

SponsorUniversity of Hail

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-08-15

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