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PREFerred Neurostimulation MODdalities - PREFMOD Study

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04582721
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : October 9, 2020
Last Update Posted : October 14, 2020
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr med. Paolo Maino Viceprimario Anestesiologia, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This is a prospective 3x3 crossover study with randomized treatment order, comparing the short-term efficacy of conventional-spinal cord stimulation (CON-SCS) with subcutaneous stimulatio, high frequency-spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS), and Combination Therapy, in patients with chronic intractable back pain (with or without leg pain).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Chronic Low-back Pain Other: Implantable Neurostimulator System (Spectra WaveWriter™ Spinal Cord Stimulator System), (Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, California (CA), USA) Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Patients will be preselected for inclusion in this study at the pain management center of Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) Lugano, and will be informed about study-details by a study clinician. After informed consent signature, the participants with chronic intractable back or back and leg pain will be implanted with the stimulation lead(s). The leads are initially connected to an external trial neurostimulator. Patients will be implanted with two epidural leads and two subcutaneous leads. A three weeks trial phase will follow. The first two days after the leads implant will be without stimulation and thereafter alternating stimulation every week will start, randomly ordering the treatments using a Williams design balanced for first-order carryover effects (i.e. incorporating 6 different treatment orders), from:

  • 1) CON-SCS with Subcutaneous stimulation
  • 2) HF-SCS
  • 3) Combination Therapy A patient's favored SCS mode, providing that there is at least 50% reduction in pain intensity on the NRS in the trial phase, will then be implanted and patients will be followed up for 12 months.

Pain intensity and pain medication will be assessed with a pain diary at baseline and during the trial phase and will be furthermore measured after 3, 6, and 12 months after the implantation. Physical functioning, Pain Extent, Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC), and Satisfaction with stimulation treatment (SST) will be assessed during the trial phase and will be furthermore measured after 3, 6, and 12 months after the Implantable Nerve Stimulator (INS) implantation. The other secondary outcomes will be measured at baseline, and after 3, 6 and 12 months.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 18 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: PREFerred Neurostimulation MODdalities to Treat Chronic Intractable Back Pain, A 3x3 Crossover Study
Actual Study Start Date : April 1, 2019
Estimated Primary Completion Date : April 9, 2022
Estimated Study Completion Date : April 30, 2023

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MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: CON-SCS with subcutaneous stimulation
7 days Conventional Spinal Cord Stimulation with subcutaneous stimulation
 Other: Implantable Neurostimulator System (Spectra WaveWriter™ Spinal Cord Stimulator System), (Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, California (CA), USA)

the participants with chronic intractable back or back and leg pain will be implanted with the stimulation lead(s). The leads are initially connected to an external trial neurostimulator. Patients will be implanted with two epidural leads and two subcutaneous leads. A three weeks trial phase will follow. The first two days after the leads implant will be without stimulation and thereafter alternating stimulation every week will start, randomly ordering the treatments using a Williams design balanced for first-order carryover effects (i.e. incorporating 6 different treatment orders), from:

  • 1) CON-SCS with Subcutaneous stimulation
  • 2) HF-SCS
  • 3) Combination Therapy A patient's favored SCS mode, providing that there is at least 50% reduction in pain intensity on the NRS in the trial phase, will then be implanted and patients will be followed up for 12 months.
Active Comparator: HF-SCS
7 days High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation
 Other: Implantable Neurostimulator System (Spectra WaveWriter™ Spinal Cord Stimulator System), (Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, California (CA), USA)

the participants with chronic intractable back or back and leg pain will be implanted with the stimulation lead(s). The leads are initially connected to an external trial neurostimulator. Patients will be implanted with two epidural leads and two subcutaneous leads. A three weeks trial phase will follow. The first two days after the leads implant will be without stimulation and thereafter alternating stimulation every week will start, randomly ordering the treatments using a Williams design balanced for first-order carryover effects (i.e. incorporating 6 different treatment orders), from:

  • 1) CON-SCS with Subcutaneous stimulation
  • 2) HF-SCS
  • 3) Combination Therapy A patient's favored SCS mode, providing that there is at least 50% reduction in pain intensity on the NRS in the trial phase, will then be implanted and patients will be followed up for 12 months.
Active Comparator: Combination Therapy
7 days a combination of CON-SCS with subcutaneous stimulation and HF-SCS
 Other: Implantable Neurostimulator System (Spectra WaveWriter™ Spinal Cord Stimulator System), (Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, California (CA), USA)

the participants with chronic intractable back or back and leg pain will be implanted with the stimulation lead(s). The leads are initially connected to an external trial neurostimulator. Patients will be implanted with two epidural leads and two subcutaneous leads. A three weeks trial phase will follow. The first two days after the leads implant will be without stimulation and thereafter alternating stimulation every week will start, randomly ordering the treatments using a Williams design balanced for first-order carryover effects (i.e. incorporating 6 different treatment orders), from:

  • 1) CON-SCS with Subcutaneous stimulation
  • 2) HF-SCS
  • 3) Combination Therapy A patient's favored SCS mode, providing that there is at least 50% reduction in pain intensity on the NRS in the trial phase, will then be implanted and patients will be followed up for 12 months.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. back pain intensity [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
    The difference in the intensity of back pain between the three neurostimulation modalities as measured by the numerical rating scale (NRS) from 0 to 10, where 0 is not pain and 10 is the maximum pain the person can experience, assessed at baseline and in the trial phase 21 days


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years or older at inclusion
  • chronic, intractable back or back and leg pain during at least 6 months
  • pain intensity of ≥ 5 on a NRS (ranging from 0 to 10)
  • previous drug therapy unsuccessful

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Psychological disorders
  • Coagulation disorders
  • Known immune-deficiency
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04582721


Contacts
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Contact: Paolo Maino 0041918119590 paolo.maino@eoc.ch
Contact: Eva Koetsier 0041918119590 eva.koetsier@eoc.ch

Locations
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Switzerland
Centro del Dolore, Neurocentro, Opedale Regionale di Lugano Recruiting
Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, 6900
Contact: Paolo Maino, MD    091 811 63 37    Paolo.Maino@eoc.ch   
Contact: Eva Koetsier, MD    091 81175 95      
Sponsors and Collaborators
Dr med. Paolo Maino Viceprimario Anestesiologia
More Information
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Responsible Party: Dr med. Paolo Maino Viceprimario Anestesiologia, The deputy head of anesthesia and responsible for pain management, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04582721    
Other Study ID Numbers: NSI-TD-010
First Posted: October 9, 2020    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 14, 2020
Last Verified: October 2020

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Back Pain
Low Back Pain
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations