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Spinal stimulation could create new sensations for pain patients

NCT ID NCT07095036

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

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

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

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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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia Chronic Disease chronic pain syndrome Pain Pain, Intractable

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PAIN MANAGEMENT PAIN, CHRONIC DISEASE PAIN, INTRACTABLE

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ambulatory Care Center

    RECRUITING

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

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