Clinical trial NCT05925192: Profile of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Patients Related to Treatment Adherence and Virtual Reality
Official title: Profile of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Patients Related to Treatment Adherence and Virtual Reality
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Granada
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-06-29
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Chronic musculoskeletal pain patients

Brief summary: Lack of adherence is one of the main problems of chronic musculoskeletal pain treatment. To improve adherence it is essential to take into account the characteristics of the patients and their thoughts and beliefs about pain. Virtual reality can present some advantages in the face of these problems too.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the profile of chronic musculoskeletal pain patients, the barriers associated with lack of adherence to treatment, and the interest of virtual reality in rehabilitation.

Detailed description: * Background: Lack of adherence is one of the main problems of chronic musculoskeletal pain treatment. To improve adherence it is essential to take into account the characteristics of the patients and their thoughts and beliefs about pain. Virtual reality can present some advantages in the face of these problems too.
* Objectives: Evaluate the profile of chronic musculoskeletal pain patients, the barriers associated with lack of adherence to treatment, and the interest of virtual reality in rehabilitation.
* Methodology: Observational study. The profile of chronic musculoskeletal pain patients will be described. Patients will be recruited using the snowball method. The evaluation will be carried out via telematics through the use of videoconference and surveys. We will evaluate chronic pain and characteristics, kinesiophobia, functionality, quality of life, psychosocial aspects and other related outcomes. We will identify barriers associated to treatment adherence and we will evaluate patients' perception of rehabilitation with virtual reality.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Chronic musculoskeletal pain (≥ 3 months)
* Adults (≥ 18 years)
* Have a computer or mobile device/Basic knowledge and access to the internet
* Wish to participate in the study and sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

All those participants who present any physical pathology or of any kind that imply an inability to understand the necessary instructions to carry out the study will be excluded.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain Intensity
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Pain Intensity and chronic pain interference
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Pain Severity
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Awareness, Consciousness, Vigilance and Observation of pain
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Chronic Pain Acceptance
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Neurophysiology of Pain
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Kinesiophobia
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Catastrophizing of pain
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Functionality
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Disability
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Level of movement related to space
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Health-related Quality of Life
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Sleep Quality
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Depression and anxiety
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Physical activity
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Work performance
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Social support
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Treatment information and barriers associated to treatment adherence
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Barriers associated to doing exercise therapy
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Patients' perception to virtual reality rehabilitation
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Granada
country: Spain
facility: University of Granada
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad de Granada
name: Irene Torres Sánchez, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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