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Smart implant adjusts itself to fight chronic pain
NCT ID NCT06229470
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing a spinal cord stimulator that automatically adjusts its electrical pulses based on real-time nerve signals. The goal is to see if this smart device can better guide treatment for people with long-term pain in the trunk or limbs. The trial involves 250 participants who already plan to try the device.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Evoke Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) System (a device that sends electrical pulses to the spinal cord and automatically adjusts based on nerve signals)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective and consistent way to manage chronic pain using a smart spinal cord stimulator.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study without a comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. The device is implanted, so risks include infection or device-related complications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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250 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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.
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject is planning to have a temporary trial with the Evoke System to aid in the management of chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs, including unilateral or bilateral pain associated with failed back surgery syndrome and/or intractable low back pain and leg pain. * Leg pain score ≥ 6 cm (Visual Analog Scale \[VAS\]). * Back pain score ≥ 6 cm (VAS). * Subject is able to speak, read, and/or understand English, willing and capable of giving informed consent, and able to comply with study-related requirements, procedures, and visits. * Subject is not pregnant and not \<18 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Pain Institute
Hammond, Louisiana, 70403, United States
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Boomerang Healthcare
Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Carolinas Center for Advanced Management of Pain
Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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DBPS Research
Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111, United States
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Garden State Pain and Orthopedics
Clifton, New Jersey, 07013, United States
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Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
Carmel, Indiana, 46032, United States
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Horizon Clinical Research
Jasper, Georgia, 30143, United States
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Institute of Precision Pain Medicine
Corpus Christi, Texas, 78414, United States
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Lakeside Spine and Pain
Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 86403, United States
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Metro Anesthesia & Pain Management
Des Moines, Iowa, 50317, United States
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Michigan Pain Specialists
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108, United States
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Pacific Research Institute
Santa Rosa, California, 94104, United States
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Pain Clinic of Michigan
Rochester Hills, Michigan, 48309, United States
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Pain Consultants of San Diego
La Mesa, California, 91942, United States
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Pohlman Pain Associates
Delray Beach, Florida, 33445, United States
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Premier Pain Treatment Institute
Loveland, Ohio, 45140, United States
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Reno Tahoe Pain Associates
Reno, Nevada, 89509, United States
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Restorative Pain Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, 40241, United States
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Rockford Pain Center
Rockford, Illinois, 61107, United States
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Seaside Clinical Research Institute
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28412, United States
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Spanish Hills Interventional Pain Specialists
Camarillo, California, 93010, United States
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Spine and Joint Institute
Glen Burnie, Maryland, 21061, United States
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Tricity Research Center, LLC
Grand Island, Nebraska, 68803, United States
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Victoria Pain and Rehabilitation Center
Victoria, Texas, 77904, United States
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