Therapeutic Mechanisms of Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Blood Pressure
Low Back Pain
Hypertension
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 89
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study in patients undergoing routine care epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is to determine 1) whether SCS reduces arterial blood pressure (BP) in patients which chronic low back pain and hypertension, 2) whether higher baseline BP (i.e., hypertension) predicts reductions in pain following SCS, and finally 3) whether different SCS waveforms elicits stimulus-evoked compound…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or Female, age 18-89
2. Chronic pain for more than 3 months
3. Willing to visit a research lab
4. Willing to undergo a blood draw
5. Able to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of neurological disease (e.g., dementias, Parkinson's)
2. History…
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