Randomized-controlled trial of virtual reality for chronic low back pain to improve patient-reported outcomes and physical activity: Understanding Patient Predictors of Response

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Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY Although digital health technologies are now widely available for both therapeutic and monitoring applications, there are wide variations in patient knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and preferences regarding uptake and effectiveness of digital health interventions. In addition, there are sociodemographic variations in willingness to engage in digital health studies, both for chronic pain and other common disorders. However, there have been few efforts to systematically examine patient-level predictors of digital health uptake and benefit among diverse patients with chronic pain. In this pilot study, we will employ mixed methods to examine variations in engagement and benefit among diverse participants in a large NIH-sponsored trial examining benefits of virtual reality (VR) for chronic lower back pain (cLBP).

Key facts

NIH application ID
10350470
Project number
3UH3AR076573-03S2
Recipient
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Principal Investigator
Brennan Spiegel
Activity code
UH3
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2021
Award amount
$137,134
Award type
3
Project period
2019-09-25 → 2024-07-31