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临床试验/NL-OMON51773
NL-OMON51773招募中不适用

State-of-the-art nuclear neuroimaging in failed back surgery syndrome: can we predict the outcome? - FDG PET brain in FBSS prior to SCS

Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum0 个研究点目标入组 20 人开始时间: 待定最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
招募中
入组人数
20

研究概览

简要总结

暂无简介。

研究设计

研究类型
Observational

入排标准

年龄范围
18 至 99(—)

入选标准

  • Aged between 18 and 75 years
  • Diagnosed with FBSS with low back pain radiating in lumbar segments L4, L5
  • and S1 with or without pain in the lower limbs
  • Experienced chronic pain for >= six months with a pain score >= 5 for the
  • weighted Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
  • No option for further surgical intervention
  • Previous pain treatments have been unsuccessful (insufficient pain relief or
  • unacceptable side effects)
  • Psychologically screened
  • Willing to provide informed consent
  • Scheduled to receive neurostimulation treatment (i.e., SCS)

排除标准

  • participation in this study:
  • Younger than 18 years old
  • Presence of clinically significant (e.g., Alzheimer*s disease, frontotemporal
  • dementia, Parkinson*s disease) or disabling chronic pain condition as this will
  • limit the validity of PET-CT imaging and the outcome of SCS treatment. To test
  • for neurodegenerative disorders, well-validated, Dutch versions of the
  • mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and the frontal assessment battery (FAB)
  • tests will be used
  • Patients with diabetes mellitus (either type I or type II)
  • The expected inability of the patients to properly operate the
  • neurostimulation system
  • A previous SCS procedure
  • Addiction to drugs, alcohol (>= 5 E / day) or medication
  • Insufficient cooperation (lack of motivation, understanding)
  • History of coagulation disorders, lupus erythematosus, diabetes mellitus,
  • rheumatoid arthritis or Morbus Bechterew
  • Current use of medication affecting coagulation which cannot be temporarily
  • Medication usage that could interfere with biodistribution of F18-FDG tracer
  • (e.g., benzodiazepines, barbiturates)
  • An inability to speak or understand the Dutch language
  • Life expectancy < 1 year
  • Patients with a pacemaker
  • Local infection or other skin problems in the operation area
  • Existing or planned pregnancy

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