New stimulation pattern could ease tough back pain
NCT ID NCT07190807
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study is testing a new way to use an already-approved spinal cord stimulator to treat chronic, hard-to-manage back and leg pain. The device sends mild electrical pulses to the spine, and the new setting (called TVP-SCS) varies the timing of those pulses. Researchers will enroll 70 adults with persistent pain and track how many get at least 50% pain relief after 3 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Boston Scientific WaveWriter Alpha™ SCS System (spinal cord stimulator device with Time Varied Pulse settings)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new, more effective way to manage chronic back and leg pain using an already-approved spinal cord stimulator.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The new settings might not provide better pain relief than existing options.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Persistent spinal pain syndrome (PSPS) Type I (or non-surgical refractory back pain), or PSPS Type II (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, FBSS) diagnosis. * Diagnosed with chronic pain of the trunk and/or limbs for at least 6 months. * 18 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 or EC approved informed consent form (ICF) provided in English. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any pain-related diagnosis, medical or psychological condition that, in the Investigator's judgment might confound reporting of study outcomes (e.g., vascular or neurogenic claudication, osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, pelvic pain, anginal pain, chronic migraine, acute herniated disc, malignancy, untreated major depression, injury claim). * Significant cognitive impairment at Screening and Baseline visit that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would reasonably be expected to impair the study candidate's ability to participate in the study * A female who is pregnant, lactating, or is of childbearing potential and planning to get pregnant during the study or not using adequate contraception. * Participating (or intends to participate) in another drug or device 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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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Denver Back Pain Specialists
RECRUITINGGreenwood, Colorado, 80111, United States
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Fox Chase Pain Management
RECRUITINGTrevose, Pennsylvania, 19053, United States
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Institute of Precision Pain Medicine
RECRUITINGCorpus Christi, Texas, 78414, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States
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Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute
RECRUITINGClermont, Florida, 24711, United States
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PCPMG Clinical Research Unit, LLC
RECRUITINGGreenville, South Carolina, 29601, United States
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