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CompletedNCT03764514Updated Sep 24, 2024

Spinal Cord Stimulation in Chemotherapy Induced Neuropathy

An observational study in Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy, sponsored by Prisma Health-Upstate. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-24.

Sponsored by Prisma Health-Upstate · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
5
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an observational based pilot study evaluating the use of spinal cord stimulators for the treatment of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy will lead to an increase in quality of life and decrease in pain.

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Cancer treatment, for many patients, results in painful side effects. As evidence mounts demonstrating the risks associated with long term opioid therapy, non-opioid modalities need to be developed. Spinal cord stimulators are implanted devices that modulate the pain signaling system in the spinal cord. This research hopes to determine if the use of a spinal cord stimulator in patients with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy will lead to an increase in quality of life and decrease in pain.The primary endpoints will be the number of patients who undergo permanent implantation. The endpoints will measure pain with the Brief Pain Inventory Short Form visual analog scale. The sleep quality will be measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Assessment.

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Conditions studied

  • Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
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In context

Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

1,003 studies on the registry are indexed under Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; 177 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 90 across 188 observational studies indexed under Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Prisma Health-Upstate is the lead sponsor of 74 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 10 (83%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Primary Care Clinic

Inclusion criteria

  • The patient has persistent, severe peripheral neuropathy secondary to chemotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal to undergo a spinal cord stimulator procedure
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Spinal Cord Stimulator - Permanent Implantation

    Device: Spinal Cord Stimulator

Interventions

  • DeviceSpinal Cord Stimulator

    Permanent Implantation

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Permanent Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation

    To determine the total number of patients who undergo permanent spinal cord stimulator implantation.

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Subjective Pain Assessment: Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form

    Measure Pain with the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form. The scale measures the severity of pain and the impact of pain on daily functions. The scale range includes 0-10 scales, with 0=no interference and 10=interferes completely. There is not a scoring algorithm, but "worst pain" or the average of the four severity items can be used as measures of pain severity; the average of the seven interference items can be used as a measure of pain interference.

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Subjective Quality of Life Assessment: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Assessment

    Measure quality of life through the use of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Assessment. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a 19-item, self-rated questionnaire designed to measure sleep quality and disturbance over the past month in clinical populations.The 19 items are grouped into 7 components, including (1) sleep duration, (2) sleep disturbance, (3) sleep latency, (4) daytime dysfunction due to sleepiness, (5) sleep efficiency, (6) overall sleep quality, and (7) sleep medication use. Each of the sleep components yields a score ranging from 0 to 3, with 3 indicating the greatest dysfunction. The sleep component scores are summed to yield a total score ranging from 0 to 21 with the higher total score (global score) indicating worse sleep quality.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Patewood Memorial Hospital
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Braun Filho JL, Braun LM. [Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of refractory painful polineuropathy induced by chemotherapy.]. Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2007 Oct;57(5):533-8. doi: 10.1590/s0034-70942007000500008. Portuguese. PubMed 19462129 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 24, 2024, 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
NCT03764514
Lead sponsor
Prisma Health-Upstate
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 5, 2018
Start date
Dec 3, 2018
Primary completion
May 3, 2022
Completion
May 3, 2022
Last update
Sep 24, 2024

Study contacts

Joshua Smith, MD
principal investigator · Prisma Health-Upstate

Oversight

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