NCT02553876

Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Hand and Upper Limb Pain

An Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Long Term Effectiveness of Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Chronic Pain in the Upper Limb(s)

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 5 (actual)
• Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

There are no studies as yet specifically investigating the application of DRG stimulation in the treatment of chronic pain affecting the upper limbs. The investigators propose to investigate the effect of dorsal root stimulation in patients with chronic hand or upper limb pain.

Detailed description

Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) stimulation is a form of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), which has been available and used for the treatment of chronic pain in Europe since late 2011. Clinical practice and pre/post market studies have shown that stimulation of the DRG can significantly reduce chronic intractable pain of various aetiologies. However, there are no studies as yet specifically investigating the application of DRG stimulation in the treatment of chronic pain affecting the upper limbs. Furthermore, there are very few studies of SCS generally, in an upper limb pain population, despite this being a group often referred for and treated with SCS in tertiary, interventional pain practices. Due to several limitations of traditional SCS systems, chiefly concerning the stability of stimulation induced paraesthesia, DRG stimulation is being increasingly utilised in its place for this condition.

Conditions

• Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
• Pain in Limb, Hand, Foot, Fingers and Toes
• Causalgia of Upper Limb

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-01-01
• Completion: 2017-01-01
• First posted: 2015-09-18
• Last updated: 2021-12-14

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Netherlands