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Burst Optimized Stimulation Study

CompletedNot applicableNCT02896361
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

This purpose of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of burst microdosing stimulation paradigms in patients with chronic pain.

Study details

Official title
Burst Optimized Stimulation Study
Conditions
Interventions
  • Device: Reprogramming of spinal cord stimulator (Proclaim or Prodigy SJM internal pulse generator) parameters according to study protocol
Sponsor
Abbott Medical Devices
Collaborators
Medizinische Einrichtungen der Universität Düsseldorf; Klinikum Duisburg GmbH; NKO Sint-Augustinus Antwerpen
Start date
2016-07
Primary completion
2017-08
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
Belgium, Germany
Total sites listed
3

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject has been implanted with a commercially available SJM spinal cord stimulator for controlling chronic intractable pain associated with back and/or leg pain; * Subject has been exclusively using burst stimulation for at least three months; * Subject is 18 years of age or older; * Subject's pain-related medication regimen was stable in the 4 weeks prior to the screening evaluation; * Subject agrees not to add or increase pain-related medication from enrollment through the study duration; * Subject is willing to cooperate with the study requirements including compliance with the regimen and completion of all office visits; Exclusion Criteria: * Subject is currently participating in a clinical investigation study that includes an active treatment arm; * Subject is currently receiving, applying or considering seeking workers compensation, or is involved in disability litigation; * Subject has a non SJM neuromodulation device

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02896361