ReviewJournal of pain research2022
Patient Selection for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Treatment of Pain: Sequential Decision-Making Model - A Narrative Review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Towards Selective Trial Stimulation in Spinal Cord Stimulation: Clinical and Psychological Evidence for an Individualised Implantation Strategy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial Success Score (STSS): A Narrative Review and Evidence-Informed Conceptual Framework for Structured Candidate Assessment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Beyond Analgesia: Preliminary Observations of Appetite and Weight Changes After Spinal Cord Stimulation.Cureus · 2026Article
- Leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize neuromodulation in the treatment of patients with chronic pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Beyond device parameters: psychological predictors of spinal cord stimulation success and their neurobiological mechanisms-a narrative review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Cost-Effectiveness of Differential Target Multiplexed Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of PSPS Type 1 from the Belgian Perspective.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Supraspinal Mechanisms of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Pain Mitigation: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- 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
- Multifidus Fat Infiltration in Patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II Treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Preliminary Report.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Machine learning predicts spinal cord stimulation surgery outcomes and reveals novel neural markers for chronic pain.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Treatment modalities for patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Reliability, Accuracy, and Comprehensibility of AI-Based Responses to Common Patient Questions Regarding Spinal Cord Stimulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A digital tool for multidimensional assessment and prediction of treatment effectiveness in chronic pain management.iScience · 2024Article
- Reporting guidelines for protocols of randomised controlled trials of implantable neurostimulation devices: the SPIRIT-iNeurostim extension.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Review
- Reporting guidelines for randomised controlled trial reports of implantable neurostimulation devices: the CONSORT-iNeurostim extension.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Review
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Chronic Limb Ischemia: A Narrative Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
- Examining the Type, Quality, and Content of Web-Based Information for People With Chronic Pain Interested in Spinal Cord Stimulation: Social Listening Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Real-world outcomes of single-stage spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain patients: A multicentre, European case series.Interventional pain medicine · 2023Article
- Objective wearable measures correlate with self-reported chronic pain levels in people with spinal cord stimulation systems.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Objective wearable measures and subjective questionnaires for predicting response to neurostimulation in people with chronic pain.Bioelectronic medicine · 2023Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Despite the well-known efficacy of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in chronic pain management, patient selection in clinical practice remains challenging. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the factors that can influence the process of patient selection for SCS treatment. A sequential decision-making model is presented within a tier system that operates in clinical practice. The first level incorporates the underlying disease as a primary indication for SCS, country-related reimbursement rules, and SCS screening-trial criteria in combination with underlying psychological factors as initial selection criteria in evaluating patient eligibility for SCS. The second tier is aligned with the individualized approach within precision pain medicine, whereby individual goals and expectations and the potential need for preoperative optimizations are emphasized. Additionally, this tier relies on results from prediction models to provide an estimate of the efficacy of SCS in the long term. In the third tier, selection bias, MRI compatibility, and ethical beliefs are included, together with recent technological innovations, superiority of specific stimulation paradigms, and new feedback systems that could indirectly influence the decision-making of the physician. Both patients and physicians should be aware of the different aspects that influence patient selection in relation to SCS for pain management to make an independent decision on whether or not to initiate a treatment trajectory with SCS.
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