Smart spinal device aims to quiet chronic pain
NCT ID NCT04662905
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new spinal cord stimulator device for people with long-term pain in the trunk or limbs. The device uses closed-loop technology to adjust stimulation based on nerve signals. Researchers will enroll 200 participants to see if the new features improve pain control.
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 (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a better way to manage chronic pain using a device that adjusts stimulation in real time.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with no control group, so results may not prove effectiveness. Device risks include infection, nerve damage, or discomfort.
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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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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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: * 1\. Subject has undergone trial implant or is planning to be implanted with the Evoke System within its approved indication. * 2\. Subject is willing and capable of giving informed consent and able to comply with study-related requirements. 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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
22 sites. 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
Locations
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ACT Pain Centre
RECRUITINGGarran, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia
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Australian Medical Research
RECRUITINGHurstville, New South Wales, 2220, Australia
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Axxon Pain Medicine
RECRUITINGBrisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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CerCare Pty Ltd
RECRUITINGWayville, South Australia, 5034, Australia
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Frankston Pain Management
RECRUITINGFrankston, Victoria, 3199, Australia
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Genesis Research Services
RECRUITINGBroadmeadow, New South Wales, 2292, Australia
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Inner West Pain Centre
RECRUITINGNewtown, New South Wales, 2042, Australia
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Interventus Pain Specialists
RECRUITINGAuchenflower, Queensland, 4066, Australia
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Managing Pain Clinic
RECRUITINGRobina, Queensland, 4226, Australia
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Melbourne Pain Specialists
RECRUITINGRichmond, Victoria, 3121, Australia
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Monash Clinical Research
RECRUITINGClayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Northern Integrated Pain Management
RECRUITINGCharlestown, New South Wales, 2290, Australia
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Northern Pain Centre
RECRUITINGSt Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Pain Matrix
RECRUITINGGeelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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Pain Specialists Australia
RECRUITINGRichmond, Victoria, 3121, Australia
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PainCare Perth
RECRUITINGCottesloe, Western Australia, 6011, Australia
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Paul Frank Medical Services
COMPLETEDPeregian Beach, Queensland, 4573, Australia
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Precision Health
RECRUITINGDoncaster East, Victoria, 3109, Australia
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QPAIN
COMPLETEDFortitude Valley, Queensland, 4006, Australia
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Royal North Shore Hospital
RECRUITINGSaint Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Sunshine Coast Clinical Research
COMPLETEDNoosa, Queensland, 4567, Australia
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Sydney Pain Research Centre Pty Ltd
RECRUITINGWahroonga, New South Wales, 2076, Australia
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Sydney Pain Specialists
RECRUITINGBella Vista, New South Wales, 2153, Australia
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Total Pain Clinic
RECRUITINGBrisbane, Queensland, 4014, Australia
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Women's Health & Research Institute of Australia
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia
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