Prospective randomized controlled study, primary objective: Pain reduction in patients with chronic Sacroiliac joint pain after therapy either with Peripheral Nerve Stimulation or with best medical treatment. Randomization 4:3 to operative (PNS=Peripheral Nerve Stimulation) arm or conservative (BMT= Best Medical Treatment) arm with crossover possibility for the BMT group after 6 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
Implant of percutaneous leads for peripheral nerve stimulation of the rami dorsales of the SIJ and gluteal or abdominal implant of impulse generator
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Neurosurgery
Berlin, Germany
RECRUITINGChange of chronic sacroiliac joint pain
Change of pain measured with a numeric rating scale ranking from minimum 0 to maximum 100 where higher numbers mean a worse outcome
Time frame: 6 months
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