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Trial reportSpinal cord series and cases2024

Effectiveness of virtual-walking intervention combined with exercise on improving pain and function in incomplete spinal cord injury: a feasibility study.

Sara Mollà-Casanova, Elena Muñoz-Gómez, Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez, Marta Inglés, Núria Sempere-Rubio, Noemí Moreno-Segura, Pilar Serra-Añó

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Spinal cord series and cases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Effects of virtual walking on neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sara Mollà-CasanovaUBIC research group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3700-9968
Elena Muñoz-GómezUBIC research group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Marta Aguilar-RodríguezUBIC research group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Marta InglésUBIC research group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Núria Sempere-RubioUBIC research group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. nuria.sempere@uv.es.ORCID 0000-0002-6564-0936
Noemí Moreno-SeguraUBIC research group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Pilar Serra-AñóUBIC research group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0743-3445

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designA feasibility pilot study.

objectiveTo assess the feasibility a full-scale Randomized Controlled Trial aimed at assessing the beneficial effect of a Virtual Walking (VW)-based (Experimental intervention (EI)) on neuropathic pain and functionality in people with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI).

settingA hospital service (Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe) and disability associations (TetraSport, CODIFIVA and ASPAYM).

methodsTwelve people with chronic incomplete SCI were randomized to EI (VW plus therapeutic exercise program (TE)) -or Control Intervention (CI (placebo VW and TE)) groups. A six-week intervention (3 sessions/week) was carried out. To assess feasibility, the following outcomes were used: level of restriction and validity of inclusion and exclusion criteria, participants' compliance, accessibility and acceptability of the intervention for participants, adequate pre-training time of physiotherapists. To explore therapy effectiveness, pain severity, and interference, mean and maximum isometric strength, walking speed, and walking ability were assessed before (Time 1, T1) and after (Time 2, T2) the intervention.

results20% of the participants initially recruited did not meet inclusion criteria. In addition, all participants completed at least 80% of the intervention sessions and none of the participants dropped out before T2. No serious adverse event was found. Moreover, 91.67% of participants were willing to perform the intervention again and all therapists involved were adequately pre-trained. Finally, our preliminary results suggest that the proposed EI is effective.

conclusionA full-scale RCT is feasible and preliminary results suggest that VW with TE could have a beneficial impact on pain and functionality in this population.

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Exercise TherapyFeasibility StudiesSpinal Cord InjuriesWalkingAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuralgiaPilot ProjectsTreatment Outcome

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PMID39174519
PMCPMC11341745

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