Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in severe central pain syndromes with chronic neuropathic pain: impact on anxiety/depression, pain related invalidity and pain rating

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in severe central pain syndromes with chronic neuropathic pain: impact on anxiety/depression, pain related invalidity and pain rating - DBS in central pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016050

Enrollment

Registered

2018-12-11

Start date

2018-12-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

chronic neuropathic pain, central pain R52.1

Interventions

Group 1: Deep brain stimulation for central pain, an analysis of pain psychological outcomes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Implant of a DBS System between 01/01/2011 and 12/31/2017 in the University Hospital Freiburg Ability to take part in a telephone interview

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Implant of a DBS System for other reasons than pain Age under 18 years missing ability to take part in a telephone interview

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
anxiety/depression/pain related disability	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pain rating on the NAS (nurical anlogue scale), medication use, electrode localisation in relation to net structures of neuropathic pain (thalamus, VOP, lemniscus medialis) as welll as to the nociceptive system (periaqaeductal grey = PAG, fibre system)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTilman Wolter

Interdisziplinäres SchmerzzentrumUKL Freiburg

tilman.wolter@uniklinik-freiburg.de0761/27054810

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026