Status:

TERMINATED

Quality of Life Outcomes in Spinal Cord Stimulation

Lead Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Conditions:

Neuropathic Pain

Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Brief Summary

The investigators will be evaluating quality of life outcomes in patients who are undergoing routine spinal cord stimulator implant for uncontrolled pain. Patients will be evaluated pre and post-opera...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective cohort study for patients who will be undergoing implantation of spinal cord stimulator for pain. All patient will have implantation done at University Hospital Newark or Newark ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with neuropathic pain or axial back pain that is not controlled by oral analgesics, opioids, and has failed conservative management.
  • Ages 18-90 with no ethnicity or gender predilections.

Exclusion

  • Patients who have spinal cord injury, multiple stimulator revisions, DRG stimulators, intrathecal pain pumps, complex regional pain syndrome, previous spinal cord stimulator implant, mechanical instability requiring fusion, myelopathy, psychological condition precluding them from complying with therapy, illegal drug abuse including heroin, cocaine, and illegally obtained prescription pills, or have previously been or are currently involved in litigation for medical malpractice.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 27 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 22 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

6 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03249922

Start Date

October 27 2017

End Date

July 22 2018

Last Update

July 24 2018

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Neurologic Institute of New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103