Patient Retrospective Outcomes (PRO)
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Non Boston Scientific Systems, Boston Scientific Systems.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Chronic Pain. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany +9
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study will evaluate de-identified (anonymous) data in subject medical charts to review the clinical outcomes of various treatment approaches in the treatment of chronic pain.
Detailed description
This study is a retrospective, multi-center, de-identified patient data review.
The study will include multiple independent cohorts to evaluate clinical outcomes in different subgroups.
Interventions
- Device Non Boston Scientific Systems
Spinal cord stimulation, RF, IDS etc. - Device Boston Scientific Systems
Spinal cord stimulation, RF, IDS etc
Primary outcome measures
- Responder rate [Time frame: Through study completion, approximately two years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Previously treated with or eligible for use with Boston Scientific Systems
- 18 years of age or older at the start of Baseline
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 87 centers
- Lakeside Spine & Pain — Lake Havasu City
- Hope Research Institute — Phoenix
- Kern Neuroscience Institute — Bakersfield
- Pain Consultants of San Diego — Chula Vista
- Pain Medicine Associates, Inc. — Fountain Valley
- UCSD Medical Center - Jacobs Medical Center — La Jolla
- California Orthopedics & Spine — Larkspur
- MarinHealth Spine Institute — Larkspur
- … and 79 more centers
Spain · 15 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Australia · 8 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
France · 7 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Italy · 7 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
United Kingdom · 6 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Germany · 5 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Netherlands · 2 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Switzerland · 2 centers
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Belgium · 1 center
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Portugal · 1 center
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Puerto Rico · 1 center
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Sweden · 1 center
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Ferro R, North J, Kranenburg A, Pyles S, Dorenkamp C, Poston J, Schneider J, Auten K, Goldberg E. Automated Neural Dosing for Fast-Acting Subperception Therapy: Sustained Spinal Cord Stimulation Outcomes from a Multicenter Study. Pain Ther. 2025 Aug;14(4):1417-1429. doi: 10.1007/s40122-025-00758-y. Epub 2025 Jul 3. PMID 40603812
- Metzger C, Hammond B, Ferro R, North J, Pyles S, Kranenburg A, Washabaugh E, Goldberg E. Two-year outcomes using fast-acting sub-perception therapy for spinal cord stimulation: results of a real-world multicenter study in the United States. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2025 Jan-Feb;22(2):155-164. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2025.2453554. Epub 2025 Jan 16. PMID 39819320
Identifiers
NCT: NCT01550575 · A7005