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

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This study protocol outlines a feasibility randomized controlled trial investigating an 8-week Virtual Reality-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (VR-ACT) program for stroke survivors with chronic poststroke pain. The research involves 30 participants comparing the VR intervention against a sham control, utilizing mixed methods to assess adherence, engagement, pain intensity, psychological symptoms, and brain connectivity. The resource is intended for researchers or clinicians interested in the methodological design of emerging digital mental health interventions.

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0255142cbee34fee
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PubMed Central
Author
Sérgio A. Carvalho (University of Coimbra), Paulo Menezes (Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers), Catarina Duarte (University of Coimbra), David Skvarc (Deakin University), Ana Rita Silva, Ana Valentim (Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra), João Emanuel Diogo (University of Coimbra), João Sargento-Freitas (University of Coimbra), Inês A. Trindade (Örebro University), Paula Castilho (University of Coimbra), Teresa Lapa (University of Beira Interior), Gerhard Andersson (Linköping University), Miguel Castelo‐Branco (University of Coimbra)
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2025-10-31
OA status
gold
DOI
10.2196/80611
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@article{allodium:0255142cbee34fee,
  title = {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},
  author = {Sérgio A. Carvalho and Paulo Menezes and Catarina Duarte and David Skvarc and Ana Rita Silva and Ana Valentim and João Emanuel Diogo and João Sargento-Freitas and Inês A. Trindade and Paula Castilho and Teresa Lapa and Gerhard Andersson and Miguel Castelo‐Branco},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.2196/80611},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/80611}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - 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
AU  - Carvalho, Sérgio A.
AU  - Menezes, Paulo
AU  - Duarte, Catarina
AU  - Skvarc, David
AU  - Silva, Ana Rita
AU  - Valentim, Ana
AU  - Diogo, João Emanuel
AU  - Sargento-Freitas, João
AU  - Trindade, Inês A.
AU  - Castilho, Paula
AU  - Lapa, Teresa
AU  - Andersson, Gerhard
AU  - Castelo‐Branco, Miguel
PY  - 2025
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.2196/80611
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/80611
ER  -

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Carvalho, S. A., Menezes, P., Duarte, C., Skvarc, D., Silva, A. R., Valentim, A., Diogo, J. E., Sargento-Freitas, J., Trindade, I. A., Castilho, P., Lapa, T., Andersson, G., & Castelo‐Branco, M. (2025). 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. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/80611

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