Spinal zap device could ease chemo nerve pain
NCT ID NCT07304401
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a closed-loop spinal cord stimulator can reduce pain and improve quality of life in people with nerve damage from chemotherapy. The device automatically adjusts stimulation based on nerve responses. Twenty adults with persistent pain will be followed for a year after implantation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- closed-loop spinal cord stimulation (CL-SCS) device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to manage chronic nerve pain from chemotherapy without relying solely on medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device requires surgery and carries risks like infection or lead migration.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with painful chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy resistent to conventional medical management. Patients are eligible for SCS implantation and are scheduled to undergo closed-loop SCS implantation.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* Subject is deemed a suitable candidate for SCS implantation and has been routinely scheduled to undergo an SCS implantation with the Evoke SCS System. * Subject has a minimum of leg or arm pain intensity of 5/10 on the numeric rating scale (NRS) at baseline due to CIPN. * Patients with CIPN following chemotherapy and at least 6 months post-treatment * CIPN symptoms for a minimum duration of 3 months. * Patient deemed to be in remission per discretion of treating oncologist * No existing contraindications for SCS * Subject is ≥ 18 years old. * Subject is not pregnant or nursing. * Subject is willing and capable of giving informed consent. * No satisfactory treatment effect with anti-neuropathic medication or intolerable side-effects * No satisfactory treatment effect with minimal invasive pain treatments (including ketamine or lidocaine infusion therapy) Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to be included in study * Patients unwilling or mentally incapable to complete the study questionnaires * Other causes of neuropathy (for example diabetic- or small fiber neuropathy) * Previous treatment with SCS for CIPN * Presence of another pain syndrome unrelated to CIPN * History of lower limb amputation or ulceration * Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 * Severe psychiatric or neurological disorders * Any other contra indication for locoregional anaesthesia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ASZ
RECRUITINGZwijndrecht, Netherlands
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Bravis Hospital
RECRUITINGRoosendaal, Netherlands
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ETZ
RECRUITINGTilburg, Netherlands
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Rijnstate Hospital
RECRUITINGArnhem, 6815 AD, Netherlands
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Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGNieuwegein, Netherlands
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