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Evaluating Anatomic Versus Targeted Lead Placement for Burst Stimulation Therapy During the Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic, Intractable Pain of the Trunk and/or Lower Limbs
Interventions
Device: lead placement followed by BurstDR stimulation
Registration Number
NCT03277378
Lead Sponsor
Abbott Medical Devices
Brief Summary

Prospective, multi-center, randomized, single blind study

Detailed Description

This clinical investigation compares success rates for anatomically placed leads to conventional, targeted lead placement for BurstDR™ during the trial evaluation period with the St Jude Medical™ Invisible Trial System. Subjects will be blinded to treatment group and randomized in a 1:1 ratio as follows:

Group 1 (AB): anatomic lead placement followed by BurstDR™ stimulation during an initial trial evaluation period Group 2 (TB): targeted lead placement followed by BurstDR™ stimulation during an initial trial evaluation period

If the subject qualifies for permanent system implant according to pre-defined criteria after the initial trial evaluation period, the subject will exit the clinical investigation and continue their treatment per the physician's standard of care. Subjects who do not qualify for permanent system implant according to pre-defined criteria after the initial trial evaluation period may participate in an extended trial evaluation period, per physician discretion, during which they will be programmed with tonic stimulation. Subjects continuing to an extended trial evaluation period will be followed through the completion of the extended trial period. At the end of the extended trial evaluation period, subjects will exit the clinical investigation.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
270
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patient indicated for Spinal Cord Stimulation therapy in accordance with the approved labeling.
  2. Patient's pain profile indicates appropriate lead placement would be at one or more levels from T7 to T10, to achieve pain coverage.
  3. Patient has a baseline score on the Numerical Rating Scale ≥6 over the past 24 hours for 'average overall pain'specific to the area(s) of chronic pain that will be treated with spinal cord stimulation.
  4. Patient is considered by the Study Investigator as a candidate for implantation of a spinal cord stimulator system according to the system Instructions for Use.
  5. Patient is >18 years of age at the time of enrollment.
  6. Patient is willing to adhere to the study requirements, including compliance with and completion of all study visits.
  7. Patient has signed and received a copy of the Ethical Committee/Independent Review Board approved informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patient currently has a spinal cord stimulation system implanted.
  2. Patient has previously failed a spinal cord stimulation therapy (either trial system evaluation or permanent system implant).
  3. Patient has a primary diagnosis of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Angina Pectoris, or Chronic Migraine.
  4. Patient is scheduled to undergo an on-the-table trial evaluation (aka all-in-one procedure)
  5. Patient is scheduled to be implanted with (a) surgical paddle trial lead(s).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group 1 (AB)lead placement followed by BurstDR stimulationGroup 1 (AB): anatomic lead placement followed by BurstDR™ stimulation during an initial trial evaluation period
Group 2 (TB)lead placement followed by BurstDR stimulationGroup 2 (TB): targeted lead placement followed by BurstDR™ stimulation during an initial trial evaluation period
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Qualification Rate for Permanent System Implant at the End of the Initial Trial Evaluation PeriodFrom pre-implant to end of initial trial evaluation period, 3 to 5 days of BurstDR stimulation

The primary endpoint is the qualification rate for permanent system implant at the end of the initial trial evaluation period.

Qualification for permanent system implant was defined by a composite where all the following conditions were met:

* ≥ 50% patient reported pain relief (PRP) at the end of the trial evaluation

* Trial evaluation period lasted for a minimum of 3 days

* Physician recommends subject for permanent system implant

* Subject reports a willingness to pursue a permanent system implant

Subjects did not qualify for permanent system implant if they met both of the following:

* \< 50% PRP (patient reported pain relief) at the end of the trial evaluation

* Trial evaluation period lasted for a minimum of 5 days

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of Physician Preference for Anatomic Placement Versus Targeted Placement at the End of the StudyFrom pre-implant to end of initial trial evaluation period, 3 to 5 days of BurstDR stimulation

The physician preference for placement of leads was noted by giving them the option of choosing which lead placement technique they preferred - anatomic or targeted lead placement technique.

Trial Locations

Locations (25)

National Pain Institute Winter Park

🇺🇸

Winter Park, Florida, United States

Nevada Advanced Pain Specialists

🇺🇸

Reno, Nevada, United States

Comprehensive Spine Institute

🇺🇸

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Jason Edward Pope, MD

🇺🇸

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Florida Pain Institute

🇺🇸

Merritt Island, Florida, United States

Rush University

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rhode Island Hospital

🇺🇸

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Spinal Diagnostics

🇺🇸

Tualatin, Oregon, United States

Precision Spine Care

🇺🇸

Tyler, Texas, United States

St. Mary's Hospital

🇺🇸

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Frankston Pain Management

🇦🇺

Frankston, Australia

North Shore Private Hospital

🇦🇺

Saint Leonards, Australia

Hospital Elisabethinen GmbH

🇦🇹

Graz, Austria

Wilhelminenspital Wien

🇦🇹

Vienna, Austria

Sana Kliniken Duisburg Gm.bH

🇩🇪

Duisburg, Germany

Hospital Gera -Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Schmerztherapie

🇩🇪

Gera, Germany

Medizinische Einrichtungen der Universität Düsseldorf

🇩🇪

Düsseldorf, Germany

Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri

🇮🇹

Pavia, Italy

Klinikum Nürnberg Sud

🇩🇪

Nürnberg, Germany

Alrijne Ziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Leiderdorp, Netherlands

University Hospital

🇸🇪

Uppsala, Sweden

Stichting Rijnstate Ziekenhuis - Velp

🇳🇱

Velp, Netherlands

Kansas University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Advanced Pain Care

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Oregon Health & Science University

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

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