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TerminatedNCT03421951BURSTUpdated Mar 19, 2020

Change in Pain and Quality of Life Following SCS for Chronic Pain

An observational study in Pain, Chronic, Pain, Radiating and Pain, Back, sponsored by KM Clinical Research Group. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-03-19.

Sponsored by KM Clinical Research Group · Observational

Why this study was terminated
Sponsor withdrew funding
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
26
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 1,283 studies in Chronic Pain with a site in United States — 259 open to participants now, 350 under way, 8 of them phase 3. Chronic Pain · United States.

Enrollment
158th of 189
26 · median 100
Started
2017
with 62 others
Observational
189 of 1,283
46 open now
Registered
435th of 1,283
by date

Among the 1,283 studies in Chronic Pain with a site in United States, this one is the 158th largest by enrollment of the 189 observational ones, is one of 63 that started in 2017, is one of 189 observational ones, and was the 435th registered.

By phase

1,283 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

No phase802 · 168 open
Observationalthis study189 · 46 open
Phase 287 · 19 open
Phase 366 · 4 open
Phase 163 · 12 open
Phase 450 · 6 open
Phase 1/218 · 3 open
Phase 2/37 · 1 open
Other kind1 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 1992; this study’s year is marked. 63 started in 2017.

Size and results

Median enrollment 60 across the 1,092 interventional studies, 100 across the 189 observational. Of the 847 that completed or were terminated, 386 (46%) have results posted.

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Study summary

Study Title Subject-reported treatment efficacy and procedure satisfaction (steps) study.BURST study- a prospective observational clinical study examining the changes in quality of life and pain following spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of chronic intractable lower back and lower limb pain.

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Objectives The primary objective is changes in lower back and/or lower limb pain patient-reported satisfaction with procedure outcome and treatment efficacy to reduce pain levels following an orthopedic procedure for knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, wrists, or anklesspinal cord (SCS) stimulation. Secondary objectives include changes in physical health, quality of life, and quality of life and pain-related prescription medication usage.

Design and Outcomes This is a prospective observational single-arm study to access the primary outcome variable of lower back and/or lower limb patient satisfaction with procedure outcomes as measured using a modified MacNab scale. Patients will have presented to their healthcare providers with knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist, or ankle pain and will have elected and been assigned a medically-appropriate surgical procedure as part of their standard of care. It is possible for subjects to have multiple areas of pain and subsequent surgeries, and subjects have the option of completing surveys for all medically-indicatedmedically indicated areas being treated.pain

IIIntervention and Duration There will be no study intervention. Subjects will only be monitored and evaluated for pre and post-operative satisfaction, pain, physical activity levels, quality of life, and medication use levels. Subjects will be followed for 12 months following their SCS stimulation implant procedure.

Sample Size and Population Investigators aim for a minimum population size of 1,500 in order to give statistical significance with results. Subjects will be stratified by surgical procedurearea of chronic pain.

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Conditions studied

  • Pain, Chronic
  • Pain, Radiating
  • Pain, Back
  • Pain Syndrome

Keywords

  • spine
  • lower limb
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Study population will be patients who have already been prescribed a trial spinal cord stimulator implant procedure to treat their lower back or lower limb pain.

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Inclusion criteria

Prescribed spinal cord stimulator implant by their healthcare provider. Previous conservative care such as physical therapy or chiropractic care that failed to provide adequate pain relief.

Willing and able to adhere to the protocol of the study including the survey timeline.

Between the ages of 18-85 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Unwilling to sign and comply with protocol

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Informed consent

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
26 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Pain Levels

    Change in self-reported pain levels

    Time frame: 12 months post-permanent spinal cord stimulator implantation

  2. Change in quality of life

    change in self-reported quality of life

    Time frame: 12 months post-permanent spinal cord stimulator implantation

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in prescription pain medication use

    change in opioid medication use to control pain

    Time frame: 12 months post-permanent spinal cord stimulator implantation

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Study locations

1 site
  • KM Clinical Research Group
    Murrieta, California 92563, United States
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Nov 2017 to primary completion in Jan 2019, 14 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 30, 2018
First posted
Feb 5, 2018
StartActual
Nov 1, 2017
Primary completionActual
Jan 31, 2019
CompletionActual
Feb 1, 2019
Last update
Mar 19, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 19, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03421951
Lead sponsor
KM Clinical Research Group
Responsible party
Kate McLellan (Principle Investigator, KM Clinical Research Group) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 5, 2018
Start date
Nov 1, 2017
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2019
Completion
Feb 1, 2019
Last update
Mar 19, 2020

Study contacts

Kate McLellan, PhD
study director · KM Clinical Research Group

Oversight

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