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This study will evaluate the effect of Burst spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in the treatment of painful radiculopathy in lower extremity(ies) with or without lower back pain. It is a multicenter double-blinded "n-of-1" RCT with repeated two-week periods of Burst SCS or sham in randomised order.


Clinical Trial Description

SCS is a treatment offered to patients with peripheral neuropathic pain, and involves electrical stimulation of the spinal cord. The analgesic effect is possibly mediated via both spinal and supra-spinal mechanisms. Traditional "tonic" SCS causes paresthesia during treatment, but the newer burst technique (five electrical pulses at 500Hz delivered in intermittent packets of 40 Hz) can be performed below detection level. Thus, it is possible to do double-blinded sham-controlled studies. In this study, we will study the effect of burst SCS compared with sham on pain intensity and function (Patient-Specific Functional Scale). In addition, we will use several questionnaires (psychometric data, health-related quality of life, sleep, global impression of change, use of analgesics, blinding). ;


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NCT number NCT03733886
Study type Interventional
Source Oslo University Hospital
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date September 9, 2019
Completion date June 22, 2023

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