Optimal Duration of Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial Procedure: Length and Diagnostic Accuracy

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

This study aims to find out the optimal duration (in days) needed for a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) trial procedure for treating chronic pain. While shorter trial periods could lower risks like infections or bleeding (especially for patients who need to stop blood thinners), patients also need sufficient time to achieve meaningful pain and function relief, and to report willingness to proceed to permanent implantation. Unfortunately, the optimal duration of an SCS trial procedure is not currently known. We aim to explore this optimal duration across a multi-center study by studying daily surveys completed across the duration of SCS trial procedures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07016581

Run by

University of Maryland, Baltimore

People needed

100

Starts

2023-06-05

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-04

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age >18 years old, with capacity for study consent
• Clinical evidence of a chronic pain condition amenable for treatment with spinal cord stimulation
• Chronic pain duration >12 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Worker's compensation status
• Previously failed spinal cord stimulation trial
• Chronic opioid use with >50 morphine milligram equivalents

Where it is running

• University of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
• Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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