Spinal Cord Evoked Potentials as a Tool to Investigate Sensorimotor Processing

NCT ID: NCT01208805

Last Updated: 2010-09-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-07-31

Brief Summary

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The study first aim is to investigate the relationship between different patterns of electrode stimulation and peripheral sensory stimulation and spinal cord-evoked potentials to optimize spinal cord stimulation parameters . The second aim of the study is to investigate the role of the spinal cord in some aspects of cognitive-sensory-motor processing, specifically the presence of top-down attentional effects on the sensory analysis of an external stimulus at the spinal cord level.

The study will be performed on patients that will be implanted with a spinal epidural electrode because of chronic intractable pain. From these electrodes, spinal cord evoked potentials (SCEPs) will be recorded.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Studying Spinal Cord Evoked Potentials in Patients With Intractable Pain.

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Candidates for dorsal column stimulation

Recording spinal cord evoked potentials

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Recording spinal cord evoked potentials from patients suffering from intractable pain in whom epidural electrodes have already been implanted

Interventions

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Recording spinal cord evoked potentials

Recording spinal cord evoked potentials from patients suffering from intractable pain in whom epidural electrodes have already been implanted

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age: 18 - 70
* Candidates for spinal cord stimulation
* Epidural electrode at the the level of the cervical or thoracic spine.

Exclusion Criteria

* Generalized sensory deficit interfering with the recording of spinal cord evoked potentials
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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UZ Leuven

Locations

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UZ Leuven

Leuven, Brabant, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Central Contacts

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Tom Theys, MD

Role: CONTACT

+32 16 344290

Bart Nuttin, MD PhD

Role: CONTACT

+32 16 344290

Facility Contacts

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An Hendriks

Role: primary

+32 16 34 19 98

Other Identifiers

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S52573

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id