About this trial
This is a retrospective-prospective study in which 40 patients have received a permanent Freedom PNS System. Subjects presented with chronic, intractable pain of peripheral nerve origin refractory to standard medical and/or surgical treatment.
A retrospective chart review will be conducted to assess baseline and follow-up parameters in patients who have received a permanent implant with the Freedom PNS system for at least 12 months. Missing data might be collected after informed consent.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
PNS device, observational study, no intervention during study
DevicePNS device, observational study, no intervention during study
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Pain scores
A text description of the subject's pain location(s) and severity will be recorded to correlate with subject feedback. The VRS will be used to measure severity.
Secondary outcomes
Opioids
Each subject's opioid medication type, dose, frequency, and method of administration will be recorded at baseline and follow-up visit.
Work status
Work history and status will be evaluated based on a subject's self-reported questionnaire(s) completed at screening/baseline and all follow up visits.
GPES
Subject satisfaction with the implant will be measured by assessing global perceived effects (GPES) on a 7-point scale (1 = worst and 7 = best)
Amount of sleep
Average hours of sleep per night will be evaluated at baseline and all follow-up visits
Sponsors and contacts
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Curonix LLC
Lead sponsor
MetroHealth System, Ohio
Collaborator