NCT04951661

Virtual Reality and Older Adult Knee OA

Completed NA Last updated 14 February 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Virtual Reality in Knee Osteoarthritis in 16 participants. Completed in 10 September 2021.

Timeline

19 June 2021

Primary endpoint
16 August 2021

10 September 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Tufts University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	16
Start date	19 June 2021
Primary completion	16 August 2021
Estimated completion	10 September 2021
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Virtual Reality

Conditions studied

• Knee Osteoarthritis — all drugs for Knee Osteoarthritis →

Sponsor

Tufts University

Who can join

60 and older, any sex, with Knee Osteoarthritis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

At the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) Pain Management Center (PMC), knee OA is one of the most common conditions causing older adults to experience chronic pain. At this site, the core treatments of education, physical activity, and weight management are addressed, and then both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment options are available for patients living with chronic pain. Pharmacological treatments, such as topical and oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, steroidal and non-steroidal injections, and prescription medications are currently the most commonly used treatments for chronic pain, but are also associated with limited benefits and dangerous side effects, such as addiction. Clients can also opt for nonpharmacological pain treatments at the PMC, such as acupuncture, reiki, physical therapy, and yoga, which are currently being researched at the clinic as well. The critical gap addressed with this pilot study is the need for additional safe and feasible treatment options for the growing population of older adults with chronic knee OA, as there is limited existing research on the effects of nonpharmacological treatments on this population. While past studies at the PMC have looked at the physiological mechanisms involved with chronic knee OA and the older adult population, the site has had limited funding to research nonpharmacological treatments such as virtual reality. In fact, there is limited evidence in the literature on the effects of virtual reality in reducing pain specifically for the older adult population.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.