Trial reportPain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain2020
10-kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Postsurgical Pain: Results From a 12-Month Prospective, Multicenter Study.
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- Emotional and psychosocial function after dorsal column spinal cord stimulator implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Pooled it
- When all else fails: a narrative review of surgical options for intercostal neuralgia from a plastic surgery perspective.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- The Application of Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Spinal Cord Stimulation Efficacy for Chronic Pain Management: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Healthcare Utilization (HCU) Reduction with High-Frequency (10 kHz) Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Therapy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Practical strategies for the prevention and management of chronic postsurgical pain.The Korean journal of pain · 2023Review
- Patient-Reported Satisfaction with Using a Rechargeable 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation Device.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Successful use of differential target multiplexed spinal cord stimulation for chronic postsurgical abdominal pain.Pain reports · 2023Article
- Case study: persistent recovery of hand movement and tactile sensation in peripheral nerve injury using targeted transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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- High-Frequency 10-kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation Improves Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Refractory Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: 12-Month Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2022Article
- The painful shoulder arthroplasty: appropriate work-up and review of interventional pain treatments.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2022Review
- Neuromodulation in the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: A Review of Evidence for Spinal Cord Stimulation.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2022Review
- Auditory change-related cortical response is associated with hypervigilance to pain in healthy volunteers.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2022Article
- Spinal cord stimulation: a real-world data analysis on outcomes and differences between rechargeable and non-rechargeable implantable pulse generators.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Article
- Management of Chronic and Neuropathic Pain with 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation Technology: Summary of Findings from Preclinical and Clinical Studies.Biomedicines · 2021Review
- Efficacy and Safety of 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Real-World Retrospective Studies.Biomedicines · 2021Review
- Decreased Opioid Consumption and Durable Pain Relief in Patients Treated with 10 kHz SCS: A Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes from Single-Center.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- A Retrospective Review of Lead Migration Rate in Patients Permanently Implanted with Percutaneous Leads and a 10 kHz SCS Device.Pain research & management · 2021Review
- Health-Care Utilization and Outcomes with 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Refractory Pain.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) can be caused by peripheral nerve injury (PNI) resulting from surgical procedures and has a significant neuropathic component. This prospective, single-arm study was conducted to document the effectiveness of 10-kHz spinal cord stimulation (10-kHz SCS) as a treatment for patients with CPSP.
methodsSubjects with CPSP who were refractory to conventional medical interventions and reported pain scores of ≥5 cm on a 10-cm VAS underwent trial stimulations lasting up to 14 days. Epidural leads were implanted at locations appropriate for the primary area of pain, and trials resulting in ≥40% pain relief were considered successful. Subjects with successful trials underwent implantation with a permanent 10-kHz SCS system and were followed for 12 months after implantation.
resultsOf the 34 subjects who underwent trial stimulation, 1 was withdrawn early and 29 (87.9%) had a successful trial and received a permanent implant. After 12 months of treatment, the mean VAS score decreased by 6.5 cm, the response rate was 88.0% (22/25), and 18 subjects (62.1%) were remitters with VAS scores sustained at ≤3.0 cm. Scores for all components of the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire 2 were significantly reduced, including affective descriptors of pain. Pain catastrophizing and vigilance, patient function, physical and mental well-being, and sleep quality all improved over the course of the study. No neurologic deficits reported in the study.
conclusions10-kHz SCS is effective and tolerated in patients with CPSP, and further study of its clinical application in this population is warranted.
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