Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center

About this trial

Spinal Cord Stimulation using 10 kHz stimulation to the thoracic spinal cord will be a safe and effective treatment for CIPN, reducing pain in the lower extremities by at least 50%.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

CIPN as diagnosed by Oncology and/or neurology

Receipt of a platinum-based or taxane chemotherapy prior to development of CIPN

Pain severity greater than 4 out of 10 on a numeric rating scale of pain

Pain chronicity greater than 6 months after the cessation of chemotherapy

Disqualifiers

Platelet count less than 100k/mm3

Spinal anatomy precluding placement of the SCS leads between T6 and T11

Active infection

Estimated Lifespan less than 1 year

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Spinal Cord Stimulation Implant

Treatment groups

10 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

This trial has no locations