NCT04609787 is a NA clinical trial of Immersive Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain, sponsored by Tufts University.

Who is sponsoring NCT04609787?

NCT04609787 is sponsored by Tufts University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04609787?

Interventions in NCT04609787: Immersive Virtual Reality.

What condition does NCT04609787 study?

NCT04609787 studies Chronic Pain.

Is NCT04609787 still recruiting?

NCT04609787 is currently withdrawn. Last updated 28 November 2023.

Last reviewed 2023-11-28 · How we verify

NCT04609787

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Immersive Virtual Reality and Central Sensitization in People With Chronic Pain

Withdrawn NA Last updated 28 November 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Immersive Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain. Withdrawn.

Timeline

5 January 2021

Primary endpoint
1 May 2023

1 May 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Tufts University
Phase	NA
Status	Withdrawn
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Start date	5 January 2021
Primary completion	1 May 2023
Estimated completion	1 May 2023
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Immersive Virtual Reality

Conditions studied

Chronic Pain — all drugs for Chronic Pain →

Sponsor

Tufts University

Who can join

Adults 25 to 65, any sex, with Chronic Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Patients with chronic low back pain from Dr. Robert Edwards' study at the Brigham \& Women's Pain Institute that examines sensory and pain perceptions in patients with chronic pain who use opioids will complete quantitative sensory testing (QST) and current pain levels will be obtained. Subsequently, 20-minutes of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) will be completed and then QST testing will be completed again post-IVR.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.
Brea-Gómez B, Torres-Sánchez I, Ortiz-Rubio A, Calvache-Mateo A, et al · · 2021 · cited 57× · PMID 34831562 · DOI 10.3390/ijerph182211806

Verify or expand the search:

Other trials of Immersive Virtual Reality

Trials testing the same drug.

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Other recruiting trials for Chronic Pain

Currently open trials in the same condition.

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Other Tufts University trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04609787 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Tufts University
Last refreshed: 28 November 2023

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