Examining the Duration of Carryover Effect in Patients With Chronic Pain Treated With Spinal Cord Stimulation (EChO Study): An Open, Interventional, Investigator-Initiated, International Multicenter Study

Kaare Meier*, Cecile C de Vos, Martine Bordeleau, Sharon van der Tuin, Bart Billet, Thomas Ruland, Morten Rune Blichfeldt-Eckhardt, Matthias Winkelmüller, Helga Angela Gulisano, Kliment Gatzinsky, Anne Lene Knudsen, Jens Christian Hedemann Sørensen, Ioanna Milidou, Sylvine Carrondo Cottin

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

Abstract
Objectives: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a surgical treatment for severe, chronic, neuropathic pain. It is based on one to two lead(s) implanted in the epidural space, stimulating the dorsal column. It has long been assumed that when deactivating SCS, there is a variable interval before the patient perceives the return of the pain, a phenomenon often termed echo or carryover effect. Although the carryover effect has been problematized as a source of error in crossover studies, no experimental investigation of the effect has been published. This open, prospective, international multicenter study aimed to systematically document, quantify, and investigate the carryover effect in SCS.

Materials and methods: Eligible patients with a beneficial effect from their SCS treatment were instructed to deactivate their SCS device in a home setting and to reactivate it when their pain returned. The primary outcome was duration of carryover time defined as the time interval from deactivation to reactivation. Central clinical parameters (age, sex, indication for SCS, SCS treatment details, pain score) were registered and correlated with carryover time using nonparametric tests (Mann-Whitney/Kruskal-Wallis) for categorical data and linear regression for continuous data.

Results: In total, 158 patients were included in the analyses. A median carryover time of five hours was found (interquartile range 2.5;21 hours). Back pain as primary indication for SCS, high-frequency stimulation, and higher pain score at the time of deactivation were correlated with longer carryover time.

Conclusions: This study confirms the existence of the carryover effect and indicates a remarkably high degree of interindividual variation. The results suggest that the magnitude of carryover may be correlated to the nature of the pain condition and possibly stimulation paradigms.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNeuromodulation
Vol/bind27
Nummer5
Sider (fra-til)887-898
Antal sider12
ISSN1094-7159
DOI
StatusUdgivet - jul. 2024

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