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Clinical Trials/NCT01847885
NCT01847885
Completed
Not Applicable

A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Control Multicenter Pivotal Study of the Smartpatch Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) System for the Treatment of Chronic Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain

SPR Therapeutics, Inc.5 sites in 1 country88 target enrollmentApril 2013

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Post-stroke Shoulder Pain
Sponsor
SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
Enrollment
88
Locations
5
Primary Endpoint
Change From Baseline Shoulder Pain Intensity at End of Treatment (EOT)
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if electrical stimulation (small levels of electricity) reduces post-stroke shoulder pain. This study involves a device called the Smartpatch System. The Smartpatch System delivers mild electrical stimulation to the muscles in the shoulder. The Smartpatch System includes a small wire (called a "Lead") that is placed through the skin into the muscle of the shoulder. It also includes a device worn on the body that delivers stimulation (called the Smartpatch Stimulator).

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
November 14, 2016
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • At least 21 years of age
  • Post-stroke shoulder pain
  • At least 6 months after stroke that caused shoulder pain

Exclusion Criteria

  • Use of habit-forming (narcotic) medications
  • Bleeding disorder
  • History of recurrent skin infections
  • Parkinson's Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, traumatic brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis, or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Heart arrhythmia or artificial heart valves
  • Uncontrolled seizures
  • Implanted Electronic Device

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change From Baseline Shoulder Pain Intensity at End of Treatment (EOT)

Time Frame: Baseline, End of Treatment (4-weeks of Treatment/Control)

A diary was used in the study to capture daily worst shoulder pain intensity over a 7-day period. The diary included a pain intensity question asked each day to the subject. The pain intensity question is excerpted from the Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form Question 3 (BPI-3) and is stated as "please rate your pain by circling the one number that best describes your pain at its worst in the last 24 hours". BPI-3 is a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents worst pain. The median scores were calculated for each diary period. The median diary score at End of Treatment (EOT) was compared to the median baseline diary score to calculate the change in pain intensity. The group mean of the median scores for treatment was compared to the group mean of the medians scores for the control group at baseline and at EOT.

Number of Participants With Device Related Adverse Event Rates in Treatment and Control Groups

Time Frame: 16 weeks total - 4 weeks from baseline visit to EOT visit, followed by 12 weeks post-treatment

At each study visit following the baseline assessment, subjects were questioned if any changes in their medical status or condition had occurred. If the change was an adverse event, an adverse event form was completed by the site.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change From Baseline Average Pain Intensity at End of Treatment(Baseline, End of Treatment (4-weeks of Treatment/Control))
  • Change in Pain Medication Usage at End of Treatment(End of Treatment (4-weeks of Treatment/Control))
  • Clinical Global Impression of Improvement at End of Treatment(End of Treatment (4-weeks of Treatment/Control))
  • Patient Global Impression of Change at End of Treatment(End of Treatment (4-weeks of Treatment/Control))
  • Change From Baseline Quality of Life at End of Treatment(Baseline, End of Treatment (4-weeks of Treatment/Control))
  • Change From Baseline Shoulder Pain Interference at End of Treatment(Baseline, End of Treatment (4-weeks of Treatment/Control))
  • Durability of Change From Baseline Shoulder Pain Intensity at 12-weeks Beyond Treatment(Baseline, 12-wks post-treatment)

Study Sites (5)

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