Spinal cord stimulation for failed back surgery syndrome in elderly patients: A Retrospective Study

Spinal cord stimulation in elderly patients - Spinal cord stimulation in elderly patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000050979

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-03

Start date

2022-12-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Failed back surgery syndrome

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligible patients were older than 18 years; diagnosed with FBSS; had low back pain or leg pain persisting for at least three months; were non-responsive to drug therapy, physical therapy, and conservative treatment such as epidural block injection; and had a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) score of at least 50 mm for low back or leg pain. The interval between the last block injection and SCS implantation in the included patients is at least one month.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe cognitive impairment or severe depression were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome was the comparison of VAS scores for low back pain, leg pain, and overall pain before and one year after surgery and RR (percentage of patients whose pain decreased by >50%) between the <75-year-old and >75-year-old groups of patients who underwent spinal cord stimulator implantation.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNaoki Higashiyama

Akita Cerebrospinal and Cardiovascular Center Department of Spinal Surgery

higashiyama-naoki@akita-noken.jp+81188330115

Outcome results