Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Back Pain

In brief

This study is for patients who have been approved by their doctors and insurance companies to receive spinal cord stimulator implants. The goal of this study is to investigate if pain and disability is improved in patients with an implant in combination with coping skills training. These patients are compared with those with an implant that receive chronic education information and those with an implant that are in the control group and receive no additional training or information.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00887419

Run by

Duke University

People needed

101

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• daily back pain for 6 months or more
• approved by physician and psychologist for implant
• ability to read and write English
• at least 18 years old

You may not qualify if…

• pending litigation
• not approved for implant

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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