intractable pain in limbs
Conditions
Interventions
spinal cord stimulation magnetic resonance imaging
Sponsors
Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Surgery Related,Kobe university graduate school of medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women over 20 years old Patients who have refractory extremity pain and receive treatment for SCS test stimulation Those who obtain written agreement by voluntary free willingness concerning participation in this exam
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: have mental / neurological disorder now or in the past Psychotropic medicine other than drug prescribed for pain is used Patients with organic brain damage Have equipment not compatible with MRI such as pacemaker in the body Have metallic instruments / instruments not compliant with MRI such as arterial clips in the body During pregnancy claustrophobia In addition, patients judged inappropriate by the person in charge of this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| changes in resting functional connectivity before and after spinal cord stimulation therapy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| correlation between changes in resting functional connectivity before and after spinal cord stimulation therapy and improvement of pain after treatment | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSatoshi Mizobuchi
Kobe university graduate school of medicine/school of medicine Anesthesiology
Outcome results
None listed