Paddle leads for the treatment of nonsurgical back pain-The DISTINCT study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

DISTINCT is a randomized controlled trial evaluating passive recharge burst SCS compared with CMM in improving pain and pain-related physical function in patients suffering from chronic back pain without prior lumbar surgery, and for whom corrective surgery is not an option. Sub-analyses of outcome measures are presented for a subset implanted with paddle leads at both 6 and 12 months.

Objective

To investigate the treatment effect of using BurstDR-capable SCS in nonsurgical low back pain (NSLBP) patients with paddle leads.

Methods

An independent board-certified spine surgeon reviewed each case, confirming a lack of corrective surgical options. Out of 29 sites and 115 implants, 10 sites implanted 50 patients with paddle leads. Primary and secondary endpoin

SUBMITTER: Falowski S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015649 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature