Objective wearable measures correlate with self-reported chronic pain levels in people with spinal cord stimulation systems.

ABSTRACT: Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) is a well-established therapy for treating chronic pain. However, perceived treatment response to SCS therapy may vary among people with chronic pain due to diverse needs and backgrounds. Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) from standard survey questions do not provide the full picture of what has happened to a patient since their last visit, and digital PROs require patients to visit an app or otherwise regularly engage with software. This study aims to assess the feasibility of using digital biomarkers collected from wearables during SCS treatment to predict pain and PRO outcomes. Twenty participants with chronic pain were recruited and implanted with SCS. During the six months of the study, activity and physiological metrics were collected and data from 15 par

SUBMITTER: Patterson DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427619 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature