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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has shown to be an effective treatment for patients with persistent spinal pain syndrome Type 2 (PSPS Type 2). The method used to deliver electrical charge in SCS is important. One such method is burst stimulation. Two variations of burst waveforms are currently in use: one that employs active recharge and one that uses passive recharge. It is still unknown if there are clinical differences between active recharge and passive recharge burst SCS. To date, no clinical studies have been performed that directly compared these two burst stimulation waveforms. The objective of this Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) is to assess and compare effect of passive recharge burst SCS with active recharge burst SCS on pain relief and motivational-emotional facets of pain


Clinical Trial Description

This multicenter randomized clinical trial will take place in 6 Dutch hospitals: the Rijnstate Hospital (Arnhem), Bravis Hospital (Roosendaal), Elizabeth TweeSteden Hospital (Tilburg), Diakonessen Hospital (Utrecht), Alrijne Hospital (Leiden) and the Amsterdam University Medical Hospitals A-UMC). PSPS Type II2 patients (n=96) will be randomized into a group receiving either active or passive recharge burst. Following a successful trial period, patients are permanently implanted. Patients complete the pain catastrophizing score (PCS) (primary outcome at 6 months), numeric pain rating scale (NRS), patient vigilance and awareness questionnaire (PVAQ), hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), quality of life (EQ-5D), Oswestery disability index (ODI), patient global impression of change (PGIC) and painDETECT questionnaires (secondary outcomes) at baseline, after trial, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months following implantation. ;


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NCT number NCT05421273
Study type Interventional
Source Rijnstate Hospital
Contact Martijn Mons, Msc.
Phone +31433881034
Email m.mons@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date February 16, 2022
Completion date December 31, 2023

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