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Spinal Cord Stimulation

PF-SCS programming for Chronic Pain

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Shihab Ahmed, M.D.

Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from date of consent until end of study (14-28 days)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if a certain kind of pain relief treatment is effective, and if so, how it works. The hope is that this will help doctors choose which patients would benefit most from this expensive and invasive therapy.

Eligible Conditions

Chronic Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from date of consent until end of study (14-28 days)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from date of consent until end of study (14-28 days)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from date of consent until end of study (14-28 days) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

20% increase of NRS (numerical rating scale) pain scale

Secondary outcome measures

Daily diary results

Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) Results

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Pain ReturnsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

PF-SCS programming: in a blinded fashion, subjects will be asked to switch to the lowest amplitude program (LAP). Subjects whose pain returns after switching to the LAP will be considered Group 1.

Group II: No PainExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

PF-SCS programming: in a blinded fashion, subjects will be asked to switch to the lowest amplitude program (LAP). Subjects whose pain does not return after switching to the LAP will be considered Group 2.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor

2,928 Previous Clinical Trials

13,198,287 Total Patients Enrolled

30 Trials studying Chronic Pain

4,945 Patients Enrolled for Chronic Pain

Shihab Ahmed, M.D.5.04 ReviewsPrincipal Investigator - Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital

5Patient Review

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Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Do I meet the qualifications for participating in this medical experiment?

"Eligible individuals must suffer from chronic pain and be between 18 to 80 years of age. A total of 68 patients are being sought for the research study."

Answered by AI

Are recruiters currently looking for participants in this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. The information found on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that the trial is currently recruiting patients, with a post date of December 1st 2018 and an edit made April 6th 2022. 68 participants are needed for this study at one site alone."

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How many participants are recruited for this experiment?

"Affirmative. The information on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this experiment is currently recruiting participants. It was initially posted on December 1st 2018 and its most recent update came on April 6th 2022 with the goal of enrolling 68 people from a single medical centre."

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Does this clinical trial offer enrollment to individuals aged 55 or above?

"Patients aged between 18 and 80 are eligible to take part in this clinical trial. For younger patients, there are 34 trials available while those above 65 have 370 different options."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Paresthesia Free Spinal Cord Stimulation (PF-SCS)

Shihab Ahmed, MD 2018. "Paresthesia Free Spinal Cord Stimulation (PF-SCS)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03670147.

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