Active clinical trials for "Failed Back Surgery Syndrome"

This study is investigating skin conductance and respiration during on and off states of the spinal cord stimulator, in patients with failed back surgery syndrome.

This study is investigating sweat gland function during on and off states of the spinal cord stimulator, in patients with failed back surgery syndrome.

This is a prospective, multi-center, observational follow-up study observing the effectiveness of high density spinal cord stimulation in patients with failed back surgery syndrome patients with back and leg pain.

The primary objective is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of a non-awake implantation method (EMG neuromonitoring) of a SCS paddle lead as compared to an awake implantation method (with local anesthesia and patient feedback).This is a post-market, prospective, multicenter, parallel designed, non-randomized, non-blinded, 6-month study. A minimum of 50 patients will be implanted from up to 4 active sites, coordinated by a single lead investigator. Patients who have had a successful SCS trial and are indicated for permanent implantation will be approached to participate in this study prior to permanent implantation. Patients will be recruited and enrolled by physicians at any one of the involved sites. Each Investigator will only use one method (awake or non-awake) according to his/her typical practice. Patients will receive treatment from their enrolling physician.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a non-surgical integrative package consisting of Chuna herbal medicine, Chuna manual therapy, bee-venom pharmacoacupuncture, acupuncture on failed back surgery syndrome through means of a prospective case series.

Conventional epidurography (CE) is thought to have insufficient usefulness on percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis (PEA). The investigators aimed to evaluate the association between the outcome of PEA and three dimensional-rotational epidurography (3D-RE). The investigators performed 30 PEA in 26 patients, and evaluated their post-PEA image findings. Two independent clinicians categorized and recorded the occurrence of contrast at intra-canal ventral and extra-foraminal regions on CE; and contrast at dorsal canal (DC), ventral canal (VC), dorsal foramen (DF), and ventral foramen (VF) on 3D-RE. Reproducibility was assessed using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs). The symptom relief after one month for the patients receiving PEA and the contrast distribution patterns of CE and 3D-RE and were determined.

This study is an experimental single-center pilot study investigating Volatile Organic Compounds patterns in exhaled breath during on and off states of SCS, in patient with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.

A multi-center, prospective, observational patient registry to collect information on the clinical outcomes and "real world" use of approved and commercially available bone graft substitutes, autograft and allograft.

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome is described as chronic pain in the low back and/or legs after a spinal procedure. It is estimated that %10 - 40 of the patients who had spinal surgery will have Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. The aim of this study is to research whether intradermal injection of the local anesthetic on the operation scar area and the area in which pain referred to in patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome has effects on pain and functionality or not.

When patients suffer from chronic pain after multiple back surgeries, this is denominated as the 'failed back surgery syndrome'. A possible treatment for these patients is spinal cord stimulation. This is an invasive treatment where no other treatment options (medication, minimal invasive treaments) can offer progress to the patients' health status. In spinal cord stimulation, an electrode will be placed at the spinal cord under local anaesthesia whereas via a battery a painless electrical stimulation will arise. Clinical research have demonstrated that a new way of spinal cord stimulation can improve back and leg pain significantly. This will lead to a better quality of life for the patients and a decreased use of medications. In Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, different manners of spinal cord stimulation will be compared to each other.