Pain education and pain management skills in virtual reality in the treatment of chronic low back pain: A multiple baseline single-case experimental design

Chronic lower back pain is a major health problem and current treatments do not always lead to adequate pain control. Virtual reality (VR) is an upcoming technology that has shown to be effective in reducing acute pain. However, the value of VR in reducing chronic pain is still unknown. Therefore, t...

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Published in:	Behaviour research and therapy Vol. 162; p. 104257
Main Authors:	de Vries, Froukje S., van Dongen, Robert T.M., Bertens, Dirk
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2023
Subjects:	Chronic low back pain Chronic Pain - therapy Humans Low Back Pain - therapy Pain education Pain Management Pain management skills Research Design Virtual Reality Pain management skills Pain education Chronic low back pain Virtual reality
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Summary:	Chronic lower back pain is a major health problem and current treatments do not always lead to adequate pain control. Virtual reality (VR) is an upcoming technology that has shown to be effective in reducing acute pain. However, the value of VR in reducing chronic pain is still unknown. Therefore, the current study focuses on the effects of a recently developed VR application ‘Reducept’ using a multiple baseline single-case experimental design in 8 patients (N = 8). Reducept is a VR-training program aiming to improve pain management skills and providing pain education in patients with (chronic lower) back pain. Results based on visual and statistical analyses indicated that Reducept has the potential to reduce chronic lower back pain, although its clinical relevance was small. This study is one of the first that focuses on the possible effects of Reducept using sophisticated visual and statistical analyses. Our study shows a detailed overview of individual changes in pain intensity over time. Further research is necessary to investigate the working mechanism of Reducept and its impact on chronic pain conditions. •Multiple baseline single-case experimental design in 8 patients with (chronic low) back pain.•Participants underwent an VR-training (Reducept) aiming to improve pain management skills and providing pain education.•A detailed overview of individual changes in pain intensity over time.•Results indicated that Reducept has the potential to reduce chronic low back pain, although its clinical relevance was small.
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ISSN:	0005-7967 1873-622X
DOI:	10.1016/j.brat.2023.104257