CONTOUR (A4062)

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  High Rate Spinal Cord Stimulation: Field Shape and Amplitude Sensitivity Exploratory Study.

• IRAS ID

  214852

• Contact name

  Nic van Dyck

• Contact email

  vandyckn@bsci.com

• Sponsor organisation

  Boston Scientific

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  Traditionally, Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) has been programmed to create a comfortable tingling sensation (called ‘paresthesia’) in the areas of the body where chronic neuropathic pain is felt. Recently a different type of SCS that does not create paresthesia has also been in use and called ‘sub-perception SCS’. The purpose of this study is to better understand how to program sub-perception SCS for the treatment of chronic low back and leg pain. The study will look at the effects of two different sub-perception SCS techniques on study subject’s pain levels, quality of life, disability and sleep.

• REC name

  London - Stanmore Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/LO/1796

• Date of REC Opinion

  2 Nov 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion