NCT07330466

Does Spinal Cord Stimulation Have an Effect Beyond Patients' Expectations? An Investigation of Treatment and Placebo Effects

Does Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Have an Effect Beyond Patients' Expectations? An Investigation of Treatment and Placebo Effects

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Aarhus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate treatment outcomes of Spinal Cord Stimulation. In the study each patient participates in four test sessions of 4-5 hours. Patients arrive for test days with their stimulation on. In each test session, baseline pain is first evaluated. Then, SCS is regulated (on/off) and patients evaluate their pain intensity immidiately and every 15 minutes during the test sessions. Patients are blinded to the treatment conditions during their participation in the study. At all times, patients can resume their usual treatment.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Stimulation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Stimulation ON	Stimulator will be turned on
DEVICE	Stimulation OFF	Stimulation is turned off
DEVICE	Told ON	Verbal suggestion that stimulation is on
DEVICE	Told OFF	Verbal suggestion that stimulation is off

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2027-07-01
• Completion: 2027-07-01
• First posted: 2026-01-09
• Last updated: 2026-01-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark