Tapering pain meds for nerve pain after spinal cord stimulation
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study helps people with persistent nerve pain in the low back or legs who are planned to start spinal cord stimulation (SCS). It tests a careful plan to reduce (taper) opioid pain medicines using specific replacement medicines, while monitoring safety and pain control.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have persistent nerve pain that affects your low back and/or leg(s) for at least 6 months, and your pain is at least 4 out of 10.
- You have had at least one spinal surgery that helped in a specific way, and you tried non-opioid/standard treatments without enough relief.
- You are scheduled to start spinal cord stimulation (SCS).
- You are currently taking opioid pain medicines.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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