War Wounded, a Comparison of Two Pain Management Approaches

NCT01620411 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2019-08-12

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Summary

This study aims to investigate the relative effectiveness of two different pain management plans for injuries sustained while active duty in the military. One arm of the study has subjects undergo standard comprehensive medical management, while the other adds the placement of a spinal cord stimulator, a common procedure for the alleviation of pain.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Comprehensive Medical Management

Standard of care for failed back surgery syndrome sustained while on active duty, primarily focused on physical therapy, medication including: opioid analgesics, muscle relaxants, non-opioid analgesics, etc.

PROCEDURE

Spinal Cord Stimulator

This arm combines comprehensive medical management (as above) with the trial and possible eventual permenant placement of a spinal cord stimulator, a common pain management procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Tobias Moeller-Bertram · UCSD

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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