- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01181817
Evaluation of the Brain Activity During Spinal Cord Stimulation in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Using Functional MRI and MRS
Evaluation of the Brain Activity During Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Magnetic ResonanceSpectroscopy (MRS)
Study Overview
Detailed Description
In case a patient meets all inclusion and no exclusion criteria, he/she will be implanted with an epidural neurostimulation lead (electrode).
The day of implant will be recorded as day 0 (table 1) and will always be a Thursday.
Post lead implant, the patient will be hospitalized for a small week as per common practice in case of the intervention outside of the study.
During hospital stay, the investigator of the study, or a representative of the product manufacturer, Medtronic®, will search for the optimal stimulation parameters to evoke correct paraesthesia coverage and pain relief. If appropriate parameters have been found, these will be saved in the external neurostimulator.
After maximum one hour, the neurostimulator will be turned off again.
On day 12, a Tuesday, a MR spectrospoy will be performed. Each patient will undergo three sessions.
Each session will be divided into a MR spectroscopy session and fMRI session without stimulation and a session with stimulation. The MR spectroscopy session without stimulation will bring us the baseline in neurobiology of neuropathic pain; after measurement, the stimulator will be switch on and a MR spectroscopy will be performed during a longer period of time (10 min) in order to determine neurobiological changes in time during SCS.
The 3 MR spectroscopy sessions will be performed on different regions in the brain (both talami and rostral region of anterior cingulated cortex)
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Maarten Moens, MD
- Phone Number: 0032478884047
- Email: mtmoens@gmail.com
Study Locations
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Brussel, Belgium, 1090
- Recruiting
- UZ Brussel
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Contact:
- Maarten Moens, m
- Phone Number: 0032478884047
- Email: mtmoens@gmail.com
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age male/female patient ≥ 18 years
- Patient diagnosed with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome with at least one prior spinal surgery
- Patient with low back pain and/or pain in at least one leg
- Pain intensity at baseline assessed by VAS > 5 (50%)
- Patient willing to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of spinal cord stimulation in this patient in the past.
- Presence of other clinically significant or disabling chronic pain condition
- Expected inability of patients to receive or properly operate the spinal cord stimulation system
- History of coagulation disorders, lupus erythematosus, diabetic neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis or morbus Bechterew
- Active malignancy
- Current use of medication affecting coagulation which cannot be temporarily stopped
- Evidence of an active disruptive psychiatric disorder or other known condition significant enough to impact perception of pain, compliance to intervention and/or ability to evaluate treatment outcome as determined by investigator
- Life expectancy of less than 1 year
- Existing or planned pregnancy
- Existing extreme fear for entering MRI
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: SCS
patients with Failed back Surgery syndrome treated with SCS
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fMRI and MRS
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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functional and neurobiological cerebral changes due to SCS
Time Frame: 2 years
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To compare brain activity before and after spinal cord stimulation (with appropriate paraesthesia) using functional magnetic resonance imaging and neurobiological changes in the spectrum (gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) glutamate (Glu) glutamine (Gln) N-acetylaspartate (NAA) Choline-containing compounds (Cho) Creatine plus phophocreatine (total creatine: Cr) Myo-inositiol (Ins) Choline (Cho) Glucose (Glc) Lactate (Lac)) due to stimulation measured by MRS.
The primary outcome is the difference in neurobiology between baseline and when the stimulator is on.
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2 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- vubmtmoensSCS
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