Ten kilohertz SCS for Treatment of Chronic Upper Extremity Pain (UEP): Results from Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic upper extremity pain (UEP) has complex etiologies and is often disabling. It has been shown that 10 kHz SCS can provide paresthesia-free and durable pain relief in multiple pain types and improve the quality of life of patients.

Objective

To gain additional evidence on the safety and effectiveness of 10 kHz SCS for the treatment of chronic UEP.

Study design

It was a prospective, multicenter, and observational study. The study was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov prospectively (clinical trial identifier: NCT02703818).

Setting

Multicenter.

Patients intervention and main outcomes

A total of 43 subjects with chronic UEP of ≥5 cm (on a 0-10 cm visual analog scale; VAS) underwent a trial of 10 kHz SCS, and subjects with ≥40% pain relief rece

SUBMITTER: Burgher A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7667505 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature