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Clinical Trials/NCT03768791
NCT03768791CompletedNot Applicable

Heart Rate Variability in Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Treated With Spinal Cord Stimulation

Moens Maarten2 sites in 1 country23 target enrollmentStarted: December 1, 2018Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
23
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Heart rate variability changes

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study is an observatory single center study investigating heart rate variability during on and off states of the spinal cord stimulator, in patients with failed back surgery syndrome.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Sequential
Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subject is at least 18 years old.
  • Diagnosis of FBSS (Failed conservative treatments for pain including but not limited to pharmacological therapy and physical therapy) and currently being treated with spinal cord stimulation.
  • Cognitive and language functioning enabling coherent communication between the examiner and the participant.

Exclusion Criteria

  • The presence of one or more coexisting conditions known to affect HRV analysis (including but not limited to atrial fibrillation, numerous atrial or ventricular extra beats, paced rhythm, left ventricular bundle branch block, cancer, kidney or hepatic failure, and diabetes mellitus (autonomic nervous system dysfunction)).
  • The use of medication that directly modifies autonomic control (for example beta-blockers).

Arms & Interventions

SCS off

Experimental

Intervention: SCS is switched off (Other)

SCS on

Experimental

Intervention: SCS is switched on (Other)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Heart rate variability changes

Time Frame: Two times on the same day; once while SCS is switched off and once while SCS is switched on. Total study duration lasts one day.

The investigators will examine the difference in heart rate variability between both measurements (SCS on versus SCS off)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Pain intensity scores(Two times on the same day; once while SCS is switched off and once while SCS is switched on. Total study duration lasts one day.)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor Investigator
Principal Investigator

Moens Maarten

principal investigator

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Study Sites (2)

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