Psychological Assessment in Patients Treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), Chronic Pain

In brief

This is a prospective observational study to investigate the impact of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) procedure in chronic pain perception and management. Patients' psychological status at different time points and its correlation with pain outcomes and satisfaction with the SCS intervention will be also evaluated. The primary aim is to study the associations between psychological variables and intervention outcomes (pain reduction, satisfaction, removal of SCS). Our hypothesis is that people with higher scores in anxiety and depression symptoms would report lower satisfaction with SCS procedure and higher levels of perceived pain after the implantation of the device

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06761300

Run by

European Institute of Oncology

People needed

50

Starts

2024-04-09

Expected to finish

2026-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients suffering from chronic pain (VAS>4) from at least 6 months
• Patient eligible for SCS implantation
• Age >18 years old
• Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits and other trial procedures
• Understanding and speaking Italian language
• Written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Psychiatric disorders or conditions that might impair the ability to give informed consent
• Comorbidity that may impact on compliance to study procedures

Where it is running

• European Institute of Oncology — Milan, Italy, Italy (enrolling)

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