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Chronic Low-back PainNCT06054074

Virtual Reality-based Induction to Improve Positive Body Image in Low Back Pain Patients.

A study testing Positive Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction and Negative Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction in people with Chronic Low-back Pain and Low Back Pain, run by University of Valencia at 1 site in Spain.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a Virtual Reality-based induction to modify positive body image in individuals with low back pain. Participants will receive both a positive and a negative induction of the appreciation of body functionality. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Low-back Pain, Low Back Pain
What is being tested?
Positive Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction and Negative Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
53 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
1 Nov 2022to 24 Jan 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Individuals with low back pain.

Who cannot join

  • Meeting any of the following medical conditions:
  • Spinal tumor, infection or fracture
  • Systemic disease (autoimmune, infectious, vascular, endocrine, metabolic...)
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Cauda equina syndrome
  • History of spinal surgery
  • Musculoskeletal injury of lower extremities

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Arnau de Vilanova Hospital

    Valencia, 46015

Other trials in Spain

About this study

Official title: Efficacy of a Positive Induction Through the Use of a Virtual Reality-based Program to Modify Positive Body Image Related Variables in Patients With Low Back Pain.

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a Virtual Reality-based induction to modify positive body image in individuals with low back pain.

Participants will receive both a positive and a negative induction of the appreciation of body functionality. This induction consists of an elaborated narrative to increase/decrease the appreciation of functionality. In addition, each induction includes a virtual costume representing their body's strengths or weaknesses to enrich the induction. After both induction procedures, participants will perform activities of daily living involving the use of the lumbar region in virtual reality. Subsequently, the different variables of interest will be assessed before and after each induction.

Researchers will analyze changes in the variables of interest after induction procedures compared to baseline.

Read the detailed description

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a Virtual Reality-based induction to modify positive body image in individuals with low back pain.

Firstly, improvement in the study variables is expected after the positive induction. Secondly, the opposite results are expected after negative induction. Thirdly, a greater change is expected in the group of patients with low back pain.

The whole study is conducted in one single 1-hour session. First, participants will be screened to check eligibility inclusion/exclusion criteria. Second, eligible participants will complete baseline measures. Third, participants will be exposed to both induction procedures, counterbalancing the order. At the end of each induction, they will have to perform different virtual reality-based tasks of daily life that involve the use of the lumbar region, such as placing books on a bookshelf, throwing objects into a trash can or painting a wall. Fourth, state measures will be applied to assess the change in the study variables.

The study will be conducted following the principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki.

Being tested
Positive Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction, Negative Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction
Medical subject headings
Low Back Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Positive Appreciation of Body Functionality InductionBehavioural

    The positive induction takes place in a virtual environment of a dressing room and includes the following methods to induce positive appreciation of body functionality: 1) a narrative that aims to take the participants back to a time in the past when they held a higher positive body image. 2) A green virtual costume, representing their body at that time in the past and the positive attitude and feelings towards their body. 3) Five daily life tasks involving the use of the lower back, accompanied by auditory reminders and visual cues (green costume) to preserve the induction effect.

  • Negative Appreciation of Body Functionality InductionBehavioural

    The negative induction takes place in a virtual environment of a dressing room and includes the following methods to induce a lower appreciation of body functionality: 1) a narrative that aims to take the participants back to a time in the past when they held a lower positive body image. 2) A red virtual costume, representing their body at that time in the past and the negative attitude and feelings towards their body. 3) Five daily life tasks involving the use of the lower back, accompanied by auditory reminders and visual cues (red costume) to preserve the induction effect.

Study groups in NCT06054074
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Low back painExperimentalParticipants with low back pain. They will perform the two induction procedures.
Receives: Behavioral: Positive Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction; Behavioral: Negative Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Appreciation of Body Functionality: Baseline

    Baseline measure of Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS). The scores range from 1 to 5, where higher scores indicates higher levels of appreciation of body functionality.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately before induction procedures.

  2. Appreciation of Body Functionality: Post positive induction procedure

    Post positive induction measure of FAS. The scores range from 1 to 5, where higher scores indicates higher levels of appreciation of body functionality.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after positive induction procedure.

  3. Appreciation of Body Functionality: Post negative induction procedure

    Post negative induction measure of FAS. The scores range from 1 to 5, where higher scores indicates higher levels of appreciation of body functionality.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after negative induction procedure.

  4. Body Awareness: Body Trusting; Baseline

    Baseline measure of "Trusting" subscale from Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-2 (MAIA-2). The scores range from 0 to 5, where higher scores indicate a higher level of trust in one's own body.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately before induction procedures.

  5. Body Awareness: Body Trusting; Post positive induction procedure

    Post positive induction measure of "Trusting" subscale from MAIA-2. The scores range from 0 to 5, where higher scores indicate a higher level of trust in one's own body.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after positive induction procedure.

  6. Body Awareness: Body Trusting; Post negative induction procedure

    Post negative induction measure of "Trusting" subscale from MAIA-2. The scores range from 0 to 5, where higher scores indicate a higher level of trust in one's own body.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after negative induction procedure.

  7. Positive Embodiment: Positive Body Connection and Comfort (PBCC); Baseline

    Baseline measure of PBCC subscale from Experience of Embodiment Scale (EES). The scores range from 1 to 5, where higher scores indicates a more positive experience of embodiment.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately before induction procedures.

  8. Positive Embodiment: Positive Body Connection and Comfort (PBCC); Post positive induction procedure

    Post positive induction measure of PBCC subscale from EES. The scores range from 1 to 5, where higher scores indicates a more positive experience of embodiment.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after positive induction procedure.

  9. Positive Embodiment: Positive Body Connection and Comfort (PBCC); Post negative induction procedure

    Post negative induction measure of PBCC subscale from EES. The scores range from 1 to 5, where higher scores indicates a more positive experience of embodiment.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after negative induction procedure.

  10. Attitudes or Feelings towards One's Own Body; Baseline

    Baseline measure of a semantic differential developed to assess attitudes and feelings towards one's own body. The scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores representing a more positive evaluation of the one's own body.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately before the induction procedures and immediately after the first applied induction procedure.

  11. Attitudes or Feelings towards One's Own Body; Post first induction procedure

    Post first induction procedure measure of a semantic differential developed to assess attitudes and feelings towards one's own body. The scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores representing a more positive evaluation of the one's own body.

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately before the first induction procedure.

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Pain intensity: Baseline

    Baseline measure of pain (numerical rating scale). The scores ranges to 0: "no pain" to 10: "maximum pain".

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately before the induction procedures.

  2. Pain intensity: Post positive induction procedure

    Post positive induction measure of pain (numerical rating scale). The scores ranges to 0: "no pain" to 10: "maximum pain".

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after positive induction procedure.

  3. Pain intensity: Post negative induction procedure

    Post negative induction measure of pain (numerical rating scale). The scores ranges to 0: "no pain" to 10: "maximum pain".

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after negative induction procedure.

  4. Fear of movement; Post positive induction procedure

    Post positive induction measure of fear of movement with a single item (numerical rating scale); ranging from 0: " No fear" to 10: "maximum fear".

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after the positive induction procedure.

  5. Fear of movement; Post negative induction procedure

    Post negative induction measure of fear of movement with a single item (numerical rating scale); ranging from 0: " No fear" to 10: "maximum fear".

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after the negative induction procedure.

  6. Task difficulty; Post positive induction procedure

    Post positive induction measure of task difficulty with a single item (numerical rating scale); ranging from 0: "very easy" to 10: "very hard".

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after the positive induction procedure.

  7. Task difficulty; Post negative induction procedure

    Post negative induction measure of task difficulty with a single item (numerical rating scale); ranging from 0: "very easy" to 10: "very hard".

    Measured: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately after the negative induction procedure.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Sep 2023
  2. Study start1 Nov 2022
  3. Primary completion24 Jan 2024
  4. Study completion24 Jan 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
53 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06054074
Sponsor's protocol ID
CEIm: 30/2021
Other IDs
FPU20/05798
Status last verified
Jun 2024
First submitted
20 Jun 2023
Last updated
18 Jun 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Alleva JM, Tylka TL, Kroon Van Diest AM. The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS): Development and psychometric evaluation in U.S. community women and men. Body Image. 2017 Dec;23:28-44. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.07.008. Epub 2017 Aug 17.

    PubMed 28822275
  • Mehling WE, Acree M, Stewart A, Silas J, Jones A. The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness, Version 2 (MAIA-2). PLoS One. 2018 Dec 4;13(12):e0208034. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208034. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 30513087
  • Piran N, Teall TL, Counsell A. The experience of embodiment scale: Development and psychometric evaluation. Body Image. 2020 Sep;34:117-134. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.05.007. Epub 2020 Jun 14.

    PubMed 32554242

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Positive Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction and Negative Appreciation of Body Functionality Induction in people with Chronic Low-back Pain and Low Back Pain, run by University of Valencia at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Jun 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Appreciation of Body Functionality: Baseline (time frame: The whole study is conducted in a single experimental session: Immediately before induction procedures.). The study lists 11 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06054074, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Jun 2024.

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