Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant Study

NCT ID: NCT00887419

Last Updated: 2018-07-18

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

101 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-11-30

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study is for patients who have been approved by their doctors and insurance companies to receive spinal cord stimulator implants.

The goal of this study is to investigate if pain and disability is improved in patients with an implant in combination with coping skills training. These patients are compared with those with an implant that receive chronic education information and those with an implant that are in the control group and receive no additional training or information.

Detailed Description

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This study tests the hypotheses that a pain coping skills program in combination with an SCS implant can improve short- and long-term outcomes in self-efficacy for coping with chronic pain, physical disability, psychological distress, and pain intensity.

Participants are patients who have been approved by their doctors and insurance companies to receive the spinal cord stimulator trial. After patients have been approved, they can be enrolled in this study. After completing a baseline evaluation, patients are randomized into (1)six individual pain coping skills training sessions(relaxations techniques, communication skills, goal setting), (2) six individual chronic pain education sessions (discussion approach to etiology and treatment of chronic pain and information on spinal cord stimulator implants, or (3) treatment as usual (no study intervention).

Participants are evaluated prior to or shortly after their surgery, at post treatment, at 6 month follow-up and at 12 month follow-up. All participants continue their routine medical care throughout the study.

Conditions

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Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Coping Skills Training

Coping Skills Training in pain management

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Coping Skills Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients meet individually with therapist for 6 sessions to learn coping skills for stress management, behavioral activation, and communication.

Education

Chronic Pain Education

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients meet individually with a health educator for 6 sessions in a presentation/discussion format to receive basic information on the etiology and treatment of chronic pain.

Usual Care

Patients receive no study intervention, continue with usual medical care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Coping Skills Training

Patients meet individually with therapist for 6 sessions to learn coping skills for stress management, behavioral activation, and communication.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education

Patients meet individually with a health educator for 6 sessions in a presentation/discussion format to receive basic information on the etiology and treatment of chronic pain.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* daily back pain for 6 months or more
* approved by physician and psychologist for implant
* ability to read and write English
* at least 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* pending litigation
* not approved for implant
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Duke University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Laura Porter, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Duke University

Locations

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NIH R01-NS-053759

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Pro00000226

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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