Virtual Reality to Improve Pain Management and Mental Health in Stroke Survivors With Chronic Pain: Study Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial on Virtual Reality-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
This trial is expected to support the hypothesis that a VR-delivered ACT program is a feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective tool to support pain self-management and mental health in patients with CPSP, thereby laying the groundwork for larger multicenter trials.
Authors
- Sérgio A. Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8757-8424)
- David Skvarc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3334-4980)
- Teresa Lapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-3224)
- Paulo Menezes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4903-3554)
- Ana Valentim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5511-0456)
- Paula Castilho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1864-3146)
- Cátia C. M. Duarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9327-6935)
- Gerhard Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-6745)
- Inês A. Trindade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1208-2077)
- Miguel Castelo‐Branco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-6373)
- Ana Rita Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5957-2711)
- João Sargento Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9985-0969)
- José Diogo
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Deakin University (AU)
- University of Beira Interior (PT)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (PT)
- Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers (PT)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Research Protocols
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/80611
- Primary Topic
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00