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Spinal stimulation could create new sensations for pain patients

NCT ID NCT07095036

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether spinal cord stimulation can create artificial sensations, like tingling, and how changing stimulation settings affects those sensations. Ten adults with chronic pain who are already scheduled for spinal cord stimulation will participate. The goal is to better understand how to control these sensations, which may improve future pain treatments.

What this could mean

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Active substance
spinal cord stimulation
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help design better spinal cord stimulation therapies for chronic pain by understanding how to create specific sensations.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early-stage study with only 10 participants. It focuses on basic sensation perception, not on treating pain directly, so results may not lead to immediate clinical benefits.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 10 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Sep 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 85 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female patients 18-85 years old * Undergoing SCS implantation for treatment of chronic pain * Subjects with ability to walk 10m without assistance * Provides written consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with high risk of falling * Refusal to participate in study * Subjects lacking consent capacity

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia Chronic Disease chronic pain syndrome Pain Pain, Intractable

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Pain management Pain, chronic disease Pain, intractable

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Contacts and locations

Locations

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    RECRUITING

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

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