New Pain-Free stimulator offers hope for chronic sufferers
NCT ID NCT04618471
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests a spinal cord stimulator that delivers fast-acting pain relief without the usual tingling sensation. About 177 adults with long-term back and limb pain will use the device. The main goal is to see if at least half of them get 50% or more pain reduction after 3 months.
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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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177 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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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22 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic pain (predominantly neuropathic) of the trunk and/or limbs for at least 6 months with back pain greater or equal to leg pain. * 22 years of age or older when written informed consent is obtained * Able to independently read and complete all questionnaires and assessments provided in English * Signed a valid, IRB-approved informed consent form (ICF) provided in English Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any pain-related diagnosis or medical/psychological condition or external factors that, in the clinician's best judgment, might confound reporting of study outcomes * Significant cognitive impairment that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would reasonably be expected to impair the study candidate's ability to participate in the study * Breast-feeding or planning to get pregnant during the course of the study or not using adequate contraception * Participating, or intends to participate, in another clinical trial that may influence the data that will be collected for this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Acute and Chronic Pain Therapies
Bellevue, Washington, 98005, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Denver Back Pain Specialists
Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111, United States
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Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
Carmel, Indiana, 46032, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute
Clermont, Florida, 34711, United States
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PCPMG Clinical Research Unit, LLC
Greenville, South Carolina, 29601, United States
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Pacific Sports and Spine, LLC
Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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The Center for Clinical Research
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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The Orthopaedic Institute
Gainesville, Florida, 32607, United States
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University of Chicago Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Vitamed Research
Palm Desert, California, 92260, United States
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Willis-Knighton River Cities Clinical Research Center
Shreveport, Louisiana, 71105, United States
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