VR-Based Physical Therapy Pilot Study

Extremity Fracture Lower Clinical Trial

— VR-PT  

Official title:

VR-Based Physical Therapy Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03779425
• Other study ID #: D19021
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 9, 2019
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: January 2020
• Source: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of using the virtual reality-based physical therapy platform in patients with extremity fracture.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 31
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 20, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-65 years old

• Diagnosed with an operative fracture of the femur and/or tibia

• referred to physical therapy as standard of care

Exclusion Criteria:

• Injury Severity Score(ISS) > 18

• bilateral lower extremity injuries that preclude crutch ambulation

• associated spine fractures

• Glasgow Coma scale (GCS) < 15 at time of discharge

• major peripheral nerve injury

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Extremity Fracture Lower

Intervention

Other:
• Virtual Reality Physical Therapy
Participants will undergo a non-weight bearing knee range of motion virtual reality physical therapy session.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	Lebanon	New Hampshire

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	AO North America, KairosXR

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Patient satisfaction	Patient satisfaction with the virtual reality based physical therapy platform. Patient satisfaction will be assessed using a questionnaire created for this study.	Assessed directly after virtual reality physical therapy session
Primary	Patient Preference	Patient preference for virtual reality-based physical therapy when compared to standard supervised office based physical therapy. Patient preference will be assessed using a questionnaire created for this study.	Assessed directly after virtual reality physical therapy session