Spinal cord stimulation for chronic intractable trunk or limb pain: study protocol for a Chinese multicenter randomized withdrawal trial (CITRIP study)

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Ke Ma¹  Yi Jin²  Guihuai Wang³  James Jin Wang³  Yang Lu⁴  Wei Tao⁵  Wanru Duan⁶  Zhijian Fu⁷  Li Wan⁸  Dan Feng⁹  Rongchun Li^1,10  Peng Mao^1,11  Bifa Fan^1,11  Donglin Xiong^1,12  Zhiying Feng^1,13  Daying Zhang^1,14  Yan Lu^1,15  Shun Li^1,16  Luming Li^1,17 

[1] Department of Algology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China;Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China;Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;National Engineering Laboratory for Neuromodulation, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, China;Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;Department of Pain Management, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China;Department of Pain Management, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China;Department of Pain Management, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan, China;Department of Pain Management, Wuhan Pu’ai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;Department of Pain Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China;Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology of Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China;Department of Pain Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;Department of Pain Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China;Department of Pain Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China;Department of Pain, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China;National Engineering Laboratory for Neuromodulation, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;

关键词: Chronic intractable pain;    Spinal cord stimulation;    Efficacy;    Safety;    Randomized controlled trial;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13063-020-04768-3

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAlthough effective results of many studies support the use of spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain patients, no randomized controlled trial has been undertaken in China to date. CITRIP is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, withdrawal study designed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of spinal cord stimulation plus remote programming management in patients with intractable trunk or limb pain.MethodParticipants will be recruited in approximately 10 centers across China. Eligible participants with intractable trunk or limb and an average visual analog scale (VAS) score ≥ 5 will undergo a spinal cord stimulation test. Participants with VAS score reduction ≥ 50% could move forward to receive implantation of an implanted pulse generator. In the withdrawal period at 3-month follow-up visit, participants randomized to the experimental group (EG) will undergo continuous stimulation while ceasing the stimulation in the control group (CG). The outcome assessment will occur at baseline and at 1, 3 (pre- and post-randomization), and 6 months. The primary outcome is the difference of maximal VAS score between EG and CG in the withdrawal period compared with baseline before the withdrawal period. Additional outcomes include VAS score change at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups; responder rate (VAS score improving by 50%); achievement rate of a desirable pain state (VAS score ≤ 4); awake times during sleep; Beck Depression Inventory for depression evaluation; short-form 36 for quality of life evaluation; drug usage; and satisfaction rating of the device. Adverse events will be collected. The primary analysis will follow the intention-to-treat principle.DiscussionThe CITRIP study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a randomized withdrawal trial of spinal cord stimulation for patients with intractable trunk or limb pain.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03858790. Registered on March 1, 2019, retrospectively registered

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