Self-Administered Behavioral Skills–Based At-Home Virtual Reality Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Self-Administered Behavioral Skills–Based At-Home Virtual Reality Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Laura M Garcia
1, 2
, PhD
;
Beth D Darnall
3
, PhD
;
Parthasarathy Krishnamurthy
4
, MBA, PhD
;
Ian G Mackey
2
, BA
;
Josh Sackman
2
, MBA
;
Robert G Louis
5
, MD
;
Todd Maddox
2
, PhD
;
Brandon J Birckhead
6
, MD, MHDS
1
USC Creative Media and Behavioral Health Center
,
Los Angeles
,
CA
,
US
2
Research and Development
,
AppliedVR Inc
,
Los Angeles
,
CA
,
US
3
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
,
Stanford University School of Medicine
,
Stanford
,
CA
,
US
4
C T Bauer College of Business
,
Houston
,
TX
,
US
5
Division of Neurosurgery
,
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
,
Hoag Memorial Hospital
,
Newport Beach
,
CA
,
US
6
Division of Health Services Research
,
Department of Medicine
,
Cedars-Sinai Health System
,
Los Angeles
,
CA
,
US
Corresponding Author:
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Brandon J Birckhead, MD, MHDS
-
Division of Health Services Research
-
Department of Medicine
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Cedars-Sinai Health System
-
Pacific Theaters Building, Suite 800 116 N. Robertson Blvd.
-
Los Angeles, CA
-
US
-
Phone:
1 818-850-0814
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Email: bbirckhead@appliedvr.io