Status:

RECRUITING

Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Science Foundation Center for Disruptive Musculoskeletal Innovations

Conditions:

Chronic Low-back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

As a leading cause of disability worldwide, chronic low back pain (cLBP) represents a significant medical and socioeconomic problem with estimated health care spending of $87 billion/annually. The eff...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Low back pain
  • Able to get in and out of chair unassisted
  • No changes in medication within 2 weeks of study enrollment
  • Stable dose of their medications within 2 weeks of study enrollment

Exclusion

  • Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 28
  • Hardware in the spine from prior surgeries
  • Presence of epidural stimulation leads
  • Presence of any additional neuromuscular pain unrelated to spinal condition
  • Intolerance to any form of electrical stimulation, such as neuromuscular stimulation in the past
  • Lack of perceived endurance to go through multiple experimental assessments in one day/complete the study which may take up to 3 hours
  • Changes in medications within 2 weeks of study enrollment
  • Moderate/severe depression (Beck Depression Inventory score \> 20)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05265000

Start Date

August 1 2022

End Date

June 1 2026

Last Update

February 19 2025

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San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States, 94121