Motor Threshold and Motor Cortex Stimulation
The Relationship Between Motor Threshold and Effective Stimulation Threshold During Motor Cortex Stimulation
Motor cortex stimulation (MCS) is a form of brain stimulation for patients with neuropathic pain not responsive to medication. An electrode is placed on the surface of the brain and connected to a programmable battery in the chest.
The strength of stimulation can be individually adjusted by changing the voltage of stimulation. A too high voltage will produce side effects (e.g. seizures) while a too low voltage will not provide pain control. The aim of this study is to analyze the optimal stimulation parameters in patients already implanted with a motor cortex stimulation who have received good pain relief. The actual voltage may vary widely between patients but the investigators feel that there may be an "ideal" voltage if it is measured as a percentage of motor threshold (PMT). If motor threshold is the stimulation voltage that can evoke a muscle contraction then a PMT = 80% would be a voltage that was eighty percent of that value. Although the actual voltage may be widely different between patients, the percentage needed may be very similar. The investigators therefore plan to measure the effect of different percentages of PMT in patients already being treated with motor cortex stimulation.
Systematic analysis of the findings of this study might help the individual participant and future patients to better programming and less side effects.
Studienübersicht
Status
Bedingungen
Intervention / Behandlung
Detaillierte Beschreibung
Motor cortex stimulation (MCS) is a form of brain stimulation for patients with medically refractory neuropathic pain. The strength of stimulation can be individually adjusted by changing the voltage of stimulation. Too high voltage will produce side effects (e.g. seizures) while too low voltage will not provide pain control. The aim of this study is to analyze the optimal stimulation parameters in patients already implanted with a motor cortex stimulation who have received good pain relief. The actual voltage may vary widely between patients (because of the individual variations in tissue resistance) but the investigators feel that there may be an "ideal" voltage if it is measured as a percentage of motor threshold (PMT).
If motor threshold is the voltage that can evoke a muscle contraction then a PMT = 80% would be a voltage that was eighty percent of that value. Although the actual voltage may be different between patients, the effective PMT may be similar since it represents a more physiologic measure of stimulation.
Systematic analysis of the findings of this study might help the individual participant and future patients by reducing voltage to the lowest effective setting and reducing the chance of seizures.
Motor cortex stimulation is used in the treatment of neuropathic pain since 1991 but still no guidelines for programming exist and programming is therefore mainly bases on trial and error. This is mostly due to many variables influencing the choice of stimulation parameters and significant individual differences in susceptibility to stimulation. Routinely the motor threshold is determined during programming to identify the superior limit of voltage at which twitching is induced. No stimulation above the motor threshold should be performed as this is known to cause seizures. The voltage of simulation that will be effective for an individual is unknown at the beginning of the treatment.
The investigators try to find the lowest effective voltage because that will reduce the risk of stimulation-induced seizures and prolong the life of the pacemaker.
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Tatsächlich)
Phase
- Unzutreffend
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienorte
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British Columbia
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Kanada, V5Z 4E3
- Vancouver General Hospital
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Studienberechtigte Geschlechter
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patient more than 18 years of age
- Chronic neuropathic pain effectively treated with motor cortex stimulation
- Stable medication during the trial
- Willing and able to comply with the study protocol and to return per the follow-up visit schedule and able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of an active disruptive psychiatric disorder or other known condition significant enough to impact the perception of pain, compliance to intervention and/or ability to evaluate treatment outcome as determined by the investigator
- Technical malfunction of the MCS device
- History of seizures
- Unable to provide informed consent
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Behandlung
- Zuteilung: Zufällig
- Interventionsmodell: Crossover-Aufgabe
- Maskierung: Single
Waffen und Interventionen
Teilnehmergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandlung |
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Experimental: -10% of effective PMT
Patients are set to a voltage 10% less than their original PMT at start of study, Changes in PMT settings
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The patients current motor threshold is determined and the patient is set to a new PMT (= new treatment arm)
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Aktiver Komparator: former setting (+/- 0% of PMT)
Patients are set to their original PMT at start of study, Changes in PMT settings
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The patients current motor threshold is determined and the patient is set to a new PMT (= new treatment arm)
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Experimental: +10% of effective PMT
Patients are set to a voltage 10% more than their original PMT at start of study, Changes in PMT settings
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The patients current motor threshold is determined and the patient is set to a new PMT (= new treatment arm)
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Zeitfenster |
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Change in Pain measured on the Visual Analogue Scale with different PMT Settings
Zeitfenster: at the End of each trial period, typically 14 days after changes in PMT Settings
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at the End of each trial period, typically 14 days after changes in PMT Settings
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Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Zeitfenster |
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Quality of Life assessment with the SF-36 questionnaire
Zeitfenster: at the end of each trial period, typically at 14 days
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at the end of each trial period, typically at 14 days
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Andere Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Zeitfenster |
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Pain assessment with the McGill pain questionnaire to record impact of pain
Zeitfenster: at the end of each trial period, typically 14 days
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at the end of each trial period, typically 14 days
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Mitarbeiter und Ermittler
Sponsor
Publikationen und hilfreiche Links
Allgemeine Veröffentlichungen
- Tsubokawa T, Katayama Y, Yamamoto T, Hirayama T, Koyama S. Chronic motor cortex stimulation for the treatment of central pain. Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien). 1991;52:137-9. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9160-6_37.
- Tsubokawa T, Katayama Y, Yamamoto T, Hirayama T, Koyama S. Treatment of thalamic pain by chronic motor cortex stimulation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1991 Jan;14(1):131-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1991.tb04058.x.
- Peyron R, Garcia-Larrea L, Deiber MP, Cinotti L, Convers P, Sindou M, Mauguiere F, Laurent B. Electrical stimulation of precentral cortical area in the treatment of central pain: electrophysiological and PET study. Pain. 1995 Sep;62(3):275-286. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(94)00211-V.
- Lima MC, Fregni F. Motor cortex stimulation for chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Neurology. 2008 Jun 10;70(24):2329-37. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000314649.38527.93.
Studienaufzeichnungsdaten
Haupttermine studieren
Studienbeginn
Primärer Abschluss (Tatsächlich)
Studienabschluss (Tatsächlich)
Studienanmeldedaten
Zuerst eingereicht
Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat
Zuerst gepostet (Schätzen)
Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen
Letztes Update gepostet (Schätzen)
Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt
Zuletzt verifiziert
Mehr Informationen
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Zusätzliche relevante MeSH-Bedingungen
Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
- H14-01258
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