Does spinal cord stimulation work beyond a placebo?
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study investigates whether spinal cord stimulation (a device that sends mild electrical pulses to the spine to relieve pain) still works even when patients don't know if it's on. This helps separate the device's true effect from the expectation of feeling better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have a spinal cord stimulator implanted for chronic pain.
- You have been using the stimulator continuously for at least 6 months.
- Your worst pain area treated by the stimulator is rated 7 or less on a 0-10 scale.
- You are not using any other type of nerve stimulation treatment.
- Your pain medications have not changed in the last 30 days (emergency use allowed).
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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