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The Neurophysiologic monitoring of pain: the laser evoked potential (LEP) ESES therapy

Completed
Conditions
chronische pijnsyndromen
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Registration Number
NL-OMON32385
Lead Sponsor
Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with FBSS and have received a SCS recently.
Age between 18-70 years

Exclusion Criteria

Neurological or psychiatrisch disease
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
Extensive vascular disease
Dermatological disease at the site of planned applied stimuli

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Laser evoked potential: Amplitude of N2 and P2 peaks of laser evoked potential<br /><br>(LEP), AUC (area under curve) of LEP between 175 - 500 ms after stimulus,<br /><br>latencies of N2 and P2 peaks of LEP during HF, LF stimulation and without<br /><br>stimulation.<br /><br>VAS: After each series of randomly applied stimuli, the participant is asked to<br /><br>estimate their subjective measurement of pain intensity on a Visual Analog<br /><br>Scale (VAS), these scores are compared to the VAS scores as noted in a pain<br /><br>diary a week before these tests.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>not applicable</p><br>
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