Integrating Extended Reality Into Primary Care Chronic Pain Programs: A Real-World Feasibility Study of the REDOCVR Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain management in public health services often struggles with limited engagement, emotional burden, and medication use. XR shows promise in specialized settings, but evidence for codesign and integration into primary care remains limited.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the feasibility, usability, and real-world implementation of REDOCVR, an XR-supported psychoeducational program, and to explore preliminary clinical outcomes during its integration into chronic pain groups in public primary care centers.

Methods

This was a nonrandomized, hybrid type 2 phased implementation study conducted in 3 primary care centers in Catalonia, Spain. The intervention built on existing multidisciplinary psychoeducational chronic pain groups led by psychologist

SUBMITTER: Ferrer Costa J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12671288 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature