Chronic Pain Syndromes, CRPS
Conditions
Keywords
spinal cord stimulation, chronic pain, quality of life
Brief summary
Patients suffereing from chronic pain due to persistent spinal pain syndromes or complex regional pain syndromes and living in Belgium will be included in this register once they are being considered for a treatment with invasive neuromodulation (either spinal cord stimulation either dorsal root ganglion stimulation). The screening process, the multidisciplinary evaluation, the trial therapy and the long-terl follow-up will be monitored through this register.
Interventions
implantation of electrode which is linked to an implantable impulse generator for the treatment of chronic pain syndromes.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* chronic pain syndromes
Exclusion criteria
* acute pain syndromes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity after 21 days | 21 days | Follow-up of pain intensity (measured by the Numeric Rating Scale, with a minimum of 0 and a maximum score of 10) during the trial therapy of 21 days, together with quality of sleep and quality of ambulation (also ona NRS scale from 0 to 10). |
Countries
Belgium