An Open Label Pilot Study to Investigate the Response to High Density Stimulation With Medtronic Restore Sensor Technology in Patients With Intractable Neuropathic Pain Who Have Not Had Spinal Surgery
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
研究概览
简要总结
This study will look into the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in reducing chronic neuropathic pain in patients who have not had previous spinal surgery. This will be assessed by comparing the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) questionnaire responses before and after the SCS intervention.
We will also investigate the effect of HD frequency parameters on the improvement of quality of life, sleep and any adverse events following the spinal cord stimulation.
详细描述
Traditionally, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used for patients with chronic neuropathic pain following back surgery (a condition known as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)). Although the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) also recommends SCS for chronic neuropathic pain without previous back surgery, clinical outcome data is much needed in this patient group. Conventionally, patients receiving SCS are provided with tonic stimulation settings (where they feel tingling and paraesthesia); however newer methods include high-density stimulation (HD) that provides higher energy allowing the voltage to be reduced to subthreshold parameters, hence minimizing the tingling and paraesthesia. HD stimulation is widely offered to patients with SCS as part of routine clinical practice, although no known studies have yet investigated HD settings in patients with neuropathic pain without previous spinal surgery. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of HD settings in patients without previous spinal surgery undergoing SCS. 20 patients without previous spinal surgery who are deemed suitable for SCS as part of NICE guidelines 159 pathway will be recruited for the study.
All patients have a trial of SCS where they will be offered HD settings. If successful (>50% improvement in pain scores) they will be offered permanent implant. Those patients whose pain does not improve with HD settings will be further offered conventional tonic stimulation for one more week. Those patients who do not respond to both tonic and HD settings will be excluded and will not have permanent implant. This will also allow us to investigate the patient's preference between the HD neurostimulator settings and conventional tonic settings. We will also investigate the response to these stimulator settings on health related quality of life. Patients will complete quality of life questionnaires at Baseline, 1-month, 3-months and 12-months post-implant.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- •Patients with diabetes or any underlying neurological condition.
- •Patients known to have a condition that in the investigator's judgement precludes participation in the study.
- •Patients who have received an investigational drug or have used an investigational device in the 30 days preceding study entry.
- •Patients unable to comply with the study assessments and to complete the questionnaires.
结局指标
主要结局
Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
时间窗: Baseline, 1-month, 3-months, 12months
Investigate the change in reported pain scores (NRS) following percutaneous spinal cord stimulation (SCS) with Restore Sensor in patients with lumbar radiculopathy who have not undergone any spinal surgery ("virgin back").
次要结局
- Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)(Baseline, 1-month, 3-months, 12months)
- Patient's Global Impression of change (PGIC)(Baseline, 1-month, 3-months, 12months)
- Pain and Sleep Questionnaire _3 (PSQ_3)(Baseline, 1-month, 3-months, 12months)