15,000 patient records to reveal which chronic pain treatments really work
NCT ID NCT01550575
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study will look at the medical records of 15,000 people with chronic pain to see how well different treatments, like spinal cord stimulation, worked for them. The goal is to learn which approaches provide the best pain relief. No new treatments are being tested; instead, researchers are gathering information from past care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 15,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2012
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects who have previously been implanted with, or who are candidates for implantation with a spinal cord stimulation system or other various treatment approaches, such as radio frequency ablation or indirect decompression system (IDS).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Key Inclusion Criteria: * Previously treated with or eligible for use with Boston Scientific Systems * 18 years of age or older at the start of Baseline
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
70 sites in 11 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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AUSL della Romagna
RECRUITINGRavenna, Italy
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Advanced Diagnostic Pain Treatment Centers
COMPLETEDNew Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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Advanced Interventional Pain Management and Research Clinic, Inc.
COMPLETEDMiami Gardens, Florida, 33169, United States
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Advanced Spine Pain Solutions
RECRUITINGLaredo, Texas, 78041, United States
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Albany Medical Center
COMPLETEDAlbany, New York, 12208, United States
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Alrijne Ziekenhuis Leiderdorp
COMPLETEDLeiderdorp, Netherlands
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Az. Osp. Monaldi
RECRUITINGNaples, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona
RECRUITINGVerona, Italy
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Balcones Pain Consultants
COMPLETEDAustin, Texas, 78750, United States
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Barolat Neuroscience
COMPLETEDDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS
RECRUITINGBasildon, United Kingdom
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Berwick Pain Management
COMPLETEDBerwick, Australia
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CHU La Miletrie
RECRUITINGPoitiers, France
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CHU Sao Joao
RECRUITINGPorto, Portugal
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CHU de Nantes-Hopital Laennec
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, France
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California Orthopedics & Spine
COMPLETEDLarkspur, California, 94939, United States
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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
COMPLETEDRoanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
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Carolinas Research Institute, PLLC
COMPLETEDHuntersville, North Carolina, 28078, United States
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Central Texas Pain Institute
COMPLETEDKilleen, Texas, 76542, United States
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Centurion Spine and Pain
COMPLETEDWaycross, Georgia, 31522, United States
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Cincinnati Comprehensive Pain Center
COMPLETEDFairfield, Ohio, 45014, United States
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Clinique Saint-Pierre Ottignies
RECRUITINGOttignies, Belgium
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Clinique de la Sauvegarde
COMPLETEDLyon, France
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Cartagena
RECRUITINGCartagena, Spain
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Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense (CHUO)
RECRUITINGOurense, Spain
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Comprehensive Pain & Neurology Center
RECRUITINGMurfreesboro, Tennessee, 37128, United States
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Comprehensive Pain & Rehabilitation
COMPLETEDPascagoula, Mississippi, 39581, United States
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Comprehensive Pain and Spine Specialists
RECRUITINGMuncie, Indiana, 47304, United States
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Crystal Coast Pain Management
RECRUITINGNew Bern, North Carolina, 28560, United States
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EvergreenHealth Pain Care
COMPLETEDKirkland, Washington, 98034, United States
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Florence Neurosurgery and Spine
COMPLETEDFlorence, South Carolina, 29506, United States
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Florida Pain Clinic
RECRUITINGOcala, Florida, 34471, United States
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Florida Pain Institute
COMPLETEDMerritt Island, Florida, 32953, United States
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Florida Spine Specialists
COMPLETEDFort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308, United States
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Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Forest Health Medical Center
COMPLETEDYpsilanti, Michigan, 48198, United States
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Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
COMPLETEDMadrid, Spain
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Geisinger Medical Center
COMPLETEDDanville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
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Green Lizard Science
COMPLETEDClaremont, Australia
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H. Clinico Universitario
RECRUITINGValencia, Spain
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H. Puerta Del Mar
RECRUITINGCadiz, Spain
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HCA Florida West Orthopedic Specialists
RECRUITINGPensacola, Florida, 32514, United States
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Henry Community Health
RECRUITINGNew Castle, Indiana, 47362, United States
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Hope Research Institute
COMPLETEDPhoenix, Arizona, 85018, United States
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Hopital Foch
COMPLETEDSuresnes, France
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Hopital Prive du Confluent SAS
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital De Bellvitge
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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Hospital La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Puerta de Hierro
RECRUITINGMajadahonda, Spain
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Hospital San Pedro
RECRUITINGLogroño, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Doctor Jose Molina Orosa
RECRUITINGLas Palmas, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Quiron Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Virgen Del Rocio
COMPLETEDSeville, Spain
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Hospital de la Ribera
RECRUITINGValencia, Spain
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Hunter Pain Clinic
COMPLETEDBroadmeadow, Australia
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IPM Medical Group Inc.
COMPLETEDWalnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Integrative Pain and Wellness Associates
RECRUITINGWilliamsville, New York, 14221, United States
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Inter Neuro
RECRUITINGBerlin, Germany
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Interventional Pain Consultants
RECRUITINGToledo, Ohio, 43623, United States
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Interventional Pain Specialists of Wisconsin
COMPLETEDRice Lake, Wisconsin, 54868, United States
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Interventional Pain and Spine
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45202, United States
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Interventional Spine and Pain Center
COMPLETEDManchester, Tennessee, 37355, United States
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Interventional Spine and Pain Institute
RECRUITINGVero Beach, Florida, 32960, United States
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Izmir Bakircay Üniversitesi
RECRUITINGIzmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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James Cook University Hospital
RECRUITINGMiddlesbrough, United Kingdom
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Jeffrey M. Epstein, M.D. PC
COMPLETEDBabylon, New York, 11702, United States
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KSF Orthopaedics
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77090, United States
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Kern Neuroscience Institute
COMPLETEDBakersfield, California, 93306, United States
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La Tour Hospital
COMPLETEDMeyrin, Switzerland
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Lakeside Spine & Pain
RECRUITINGLake Havasu City, Arizona, 86403, United States
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Loma Linda University Medical Center
RECRUITINGLoma Linda, California, 92354, United States
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Louis J. Raso, MD, PA
RECRUITINGJupiter, Florida, 33477, United States
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MarinHealth Spine Institute
RECRUITINGLarkspur, California, 94939, United States
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Mercy Medical Research Institute
COMPLETEDSpringfield, Missouri, 65804, United States
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Michigan Orthopedic Center
RECRUITINGLansing, Michigan, 48910, United States
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Mind Your Body Institute
COMPLETEDSeattle, Washington, 98115, United States
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Monash Clinical Research
COMPLETEDCaulfield South, Australia
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Multidisciplinary Pain Management Services
RECRUITINGOkemos, Michigan, 48864, United States
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NeuroSpecs-Gulfport Performance Spine
COMPLETEDGulfport, Mississippi, 39503, United States
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Newport Beach Headache and Pain
COMPLETEDNewport Beach, California, 92660, United States
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North Idaho Day Surgery
COMPLETEDPost Falls, Idaho, 83854, United States
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Northwest Pain Care
COMPLETEDSpokane, Washington, 99201, United States
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
COMPLETEDChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute
RECRUITINGClermont, Florida, 34711, United States
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Orthomicrospine
COMPLETEDPensacola, Florida, 32503, United States
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Orthopaedic and Spine Center
WITHDRAWNDublin, Ohio, 43016, United States
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Orthopedic Research Foundation
WITHDRAWNSavannah, Georgia, 31405, United States
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Ospedale Regionale di Lugano
RECRUITINGViganello, Switzerland
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Ospedale S. Giovanni Addolorata
RECRUITINGRome, 30326, Italy
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Ospedale San Giuliano
RECRUITINGRionero in Vulture, Italy
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PCPMG Clinical Research Unit, LLC
RECRUITINGGreenville, South Carolina, 29601, United States
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Pacific Pain Management, Inc.
COMPLETEDVentura, California, 93003, United States
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Pacific Sports and Spine, LLC
RECRUITINGEugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Pain Center Physicians
COMPLETEDAustin, Texas, 78704, United States
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Pain Consultants of San Diego
COMPLETEDChula Vista, California, 91914, United States
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Pain Medicine Associates, Inc.
WITHDRAWNFountain Valley, California, 92708, United States
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Pain Medicine of South Australia
COMPLETEDWayville, Australia
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Pain Specialists of Southern Oregon
RECRUITINGMedford, Oregon, 97504, United States
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Pain and Spine Specialist of Maryland
COMPLETEDMount Airy, Maryland, 21771, United States
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Pain and Spine Specialists of Idaho
RECRUITINGIdaho Falls, Idaho, 83404, United States
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Piedmont Interventional Pain Care
COMPLETEDSalisbury, North Carolina, 28147, United States
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Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
RECRUITINGRome, Italy
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Polyclinique du Parc
RECRUITINGCaen, France
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Ponce Interventional Pain Center
COMPLETEDPonce, 716, Puerto Rico
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Precision Spine Care
COMPLETEDOverland Park, Kansas, 66211, United States
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Pres. Osp. Civile Santi Antonio e Biagio
RECRUITINGAlessandria, Italy
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Quave Clinic
COMPLETEDMedford, Oregon, 97504, United States
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Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
RECRUITINGExeter, United Kingdom
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
COMPLETEDGothenburg, Sweden
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Saint Louis Pain Consultants
COMPLETEDChesterfield, Missouri, 63017, United States
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Southern Oregon Orthopedics
RECRUITINGMedford, Oregon, 97504, United States
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Southmead Hospital Bristol
RECRUITINGBristol, United Kingdom
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Space City Pain Specialists
COMPLETEDWebster, Texas, 77598, United States
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Spine Team Texas
COMPLETEDSouthlake, Texas, 76092, United States
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Spine and Skeletal Pain Medicine
COMPLETEDUtica, New York, 13502, United States
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St. Bartholomews Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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St. Marien-Hospital Hamm
RECRUITINGHamm, Germany
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Summit Research Institute
COMPLETEDFort Wayne, Indiana, 46825, United States
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Summit Spine
COMPLETEDPortland, Oregon, 97225, United States
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Sunshine Coast Clinical Research
COMPLETEDNoosa, Australia
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Sydney Spine and Pain Pty Ltd
COMPLETEDHurstville, Australia
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The Center for Clinical Research, LLC
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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The General Infirmary
RECRUITINGLeeds, United Kingdom
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Toledo Clinic
COMPLETEDToledo, Ohio, 43623, United States
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Tripler Army Medical Center
COMPLETEDHonolulu, Hawaii, 96859, United States
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Twin Cities Pain Clinic & Surgery Center
COMPLETEDEdina, Minnesota, 55439, United States
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UCSD Medical Center - Jacobs Medical Center
COMPLETEDLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Uniklinik Köln
RECRUITINGCologne, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Dusseldorf
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, Germany
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University Berlin, Charite Virchow Standort, Wedding
RECRUITINGWedding, Germany
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University Hospitals of Cleveland
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Toledo Medical Center
COMPLETEDToledo, Ohio, 43623, United States
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University of Utah Orthopaedic Center
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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Vidant Roanoke - Chowan Hospital Pain Center
COMPLETEDAhoskie, North Carolina, 27910, United States
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Vitamed Research
COMPLETEDRancho Mirage, California, 92270, United States
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West Florida Orthopedics and Spine Surgery
COMPLETEDPensacola, Florida, 32514, United States
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West Virginia University Hospitals
COMPLETEDMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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Western Reserve Spine and Pain Institute
COMPLETEDKent, Ohio, 44240, United States
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Willis-Knighton River Cities Clinical Research Center
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71105, United States
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Womens Health and Research Institute of Australia
COMPLETEDSydney, Australia
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Ziekenhuis Rijnstate
RECRUITINGVelp, Netherlands
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