To determine the best parameters with various leads to cover back and leg pain and provide best pain relief
Prospective double-blinded trial of patients already implanted with SCS to determine which programming model best controls their back and or leg pain. Baseline visit is 2 weeks after implant. Baseline study data is collected, program #1 is started. The visit @ week 4 collects NRS, changes to program #2. The visit @ week 6 collect NRS, and starts program #3. The visit @ week 8 collects NRS. Subject chooses their preferred program from the previous 3 and uses that for the next 12 weeks. The visit @ week 20 collects NRS.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
Change to different present program using epidural and peripheral lead to cover pain
Carolinas Center For Advanced Management of Pain
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Numeric Rating Scale (Pain)
0 (no pain)- 10 (worst pain imaginable)
Time frame: Weeks 4, 6 and 8
Percent Pain Relief- Subject Self-reported Percentage of Relief With Each Program.
percentage of pain relief- self report
Time frame: weeks 4, 6, and 8
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