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CompletedNCT03284411Updated Apr 15, 2020Results posted

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Dosing Study

A Phase 4 interventional study of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Back Pain and Leg Pain, sponsored by MedtronicNeuro. Completed at 10 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 22 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-15.

Sponsored by MedtronicNeuro · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
22 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study characterized the effects of amplitude on subject satisfaction and pain relief in subjects being treated by SCS.

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This feasibility study assessed the following outcomes:

  • Patient satisfaction
  • VAS pain scores
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Conditions studied

  • Back Pain
  • Leg Pain

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
22 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. 22 years of age or older
  2. Implanted with a RestoreSensor system (for back and leg pain) for at least 1 month
  3. Has approproate SCS settings
  4. Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent
  5. Capable of comprehending and consenting in English
  6. Capable of getting into the supine and sitting positions
  7. Willing and able to comply with all study procedures and visits
  8. On stable (no change in dose, route, or frequency) prescribed pain medications

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Implanted with leads for peripheral nerve stimulation or an implantable intrathecal drug delivery system
  2. Had a pain-related surgery in the previous 1 month of enrollment or the intent to undergo surgery during the period of the study
  3. Implanted with quadripolar lead
  4. Currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a potentially confounding clinical study during the course of the study
  5. Pregnant or is of child-bearing potential and unwilling to use a medically acceptable form of birth control during the study
  6. Has untreated major psychiatric comorbidity
  7. Has serious drug-related behavioral issues
  8. Has unresolved major issues of secondary gain
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Spinal Cord Stimulation

    Each subject was programmed to 4 different amplitude settings: 80%, 60%, 40% and 20% of perception threshold amplitude

    Device: Spinal Cord Stimulation

Interventions

  • DeviceSpinal Cord Stimulation

    Programming

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. SCS Therapy Satisfaction

    To characterize the effect of four different amplitude settings on baseline SCS therapy satisfaction. At each follow-up visit, the following question was asked to measure satisfaction: "Overall how satisfied or unsatisfied are you with this therapy?". The response choices were as follows: "very satisfied", "somewhat satisfied", "neutral", "somewhat unsatisfied", "very unsatisfied". Each subject was considered to have maintained their baseline SCS therapy satisfaction if they selected the response "very satisfied", "somewhat satisfied", or "neutral", otherwise they were considered dissatisfied with the therapy. The first visit in which each subject reported dissatisfaction of the therapy was recorded. The amplitude used during the prior visit was then considered to be the minimum amplitude that maintained each subject's therapy satisfaction. The frequency and percentage of subjects' that maintained baseline satisfaction were reported at each amplitude level.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Maintaining Baseline Pain as Measured on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

    To characterize the effect of four different amplitude settings on baseline pain relief. During each follow-up period the VAS pain score was recorded once a day, on a multi-day diary, where subjects rated their pain by making a vertical slash mark through the 0-10 cm line that best described their pain during the last 24 hours, with 0 = No pain and 10 = Worst pain imaginable. The higher VAS pain score represented worse pain. The average VAS pain scores from the last 3 days of the diary prior to the scheduled visit was used for analysis. Each subject was considered to have maintained their baseline pain if there was less than a 2 point increase in their average pain score at the follow-up period. The amplitude used during the prior visit was then considered to be the minimum amplitude that maintained the subject's pain relief. The frequency and percentage of subjects' that maintained their average baseline VAS pain score were reported at each amplitude level.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

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Results

Posted Mar 18, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSpinal Cord Stimulation
Started30
Completed30
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimarySCS Therapy Satisfaction

To characterize the effect of four different amplitude settings on baseline SCS therapy satisfaction. At each follow-up visit, the following question was asked to measure satisfaction: "Overall how satisfied or unsatisfied are you with this therapy?". The response choices were as follows: "very satisfied", "somewhat satisfied", "neutral", "somewhat unsatisfied", "very unsatisfied". Each subject was considered to have maintained their baseline SCS therapy satisfaction if they selected the response "very satisfied", "somewhat satisfied", or "neutral", otherwise they were considered dissatisfied with the therapy. The first visit in which each subject reported dissatisfaction of the therapy was recorded. The amplitude used during the prior visit was then considered to be the minimum amplitude that maintained each subject's therapy satisfaction. The frequency and percentage of subjects' that maintained baseline satisfaction were reported at each amplitude level.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
SCS Therapy Satisfaction
ParticipantsSpinal Cord Stimulation
Baseline6
80% perception threshold2
60% perception threshold1
40% perception threshold0
20% perception threshold21
SecondaryNumber of Participants Maintaining Baseline Pain as Measured on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

To characterize the effect of four different amplitude settings on baseline pain relief. During each follow-up period the VAS pain score was recorded once a day, on a multi-day diary, where subjects rated their pain by making a vertical slash mark through the 0-10 cm line that best described their pain during the last 24 hours, with 0 = No pain and 10 = Worst pain imaginable. The higher VAS pain score represented worse pain. The average VAS pain scores from the last 3 days of the diary prior to the scheduled visit was used for analysis. Each subject was considered to have maintained their baseline pain if there was less than a 2 point increase in their average pain score at the follow-up period. The amplitude used during the prior visit was then considered to be the minimum amplitude that maintained the subject's pain relief. The frequency and percentage of subjects' that maintained their average baseline VAS pain score were reported at each amplitude level.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants Maintaining Baseline Pain as Measured on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
ParticipantsSpinal Cord Stimulation
Baseline5
80% perception threshold3
60% perception threshold1
40% perception threshold2
20% perception threshold19

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse events were collected from enrollment to study discontinuation with an average of 2.2 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Spinal Cord Stimulation0/30 (0%)0/30 (0%)5/30 (16.7%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventSpinal Cord Stimulation
Device stimulation issueProduct Issues3/30
Inadequate analgesiaGeneral disorders1/30
Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/30

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Spinal Cord Stimulation
Mean65.1 ± 11.9
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Spinal Cord Stimulation
Female23
Male7
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Spinal Cord Stimulation
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White30
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Spinal Cord Stimulation
United States30
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Study locations

10 sites
  • Arizona Pain Doctors
    Chandler, Arizona 85224, United States
  • Georgia Pain and Wellness Center
    Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046, United States
  • Global Scientific Innovations
    Evansville, Indiana 47714, United States
  • Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • Kentuckiana Pain Specialists
    Louisville, Kentucky 40241, United States
  • Drez One, LLC
    Somerset, Kentucky 42503, United States
  • Regional Brain & Spine
    Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701, United States
  • Precision Spine Care
    Tyler, Texas 75701, United States
  • Northwest Pain Care, Inc.
    Spokane, Washington 99201, United States
  • University of Wisconsin
    Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Aug 22, 2017
  • Statistical analysis plan · Dec 14, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03284411
Lead sponsor
MedtronicNeuro
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 15, 2017
Start date
Nov 1, 2017
Primary completion
Mar 15, 2019
Completion
Mar 15, 2019
Results posted
Mar 18, 2020
Last update
Apr 15, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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