Trial Versus No Trial of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Neuropathic Pain: Cost Analysis in United Kingdom National Health Service.

Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2018)

Considerable savings could be obtained by adopting an implantation strategy without a screening trial. It is plausible that accounting for other factors, such as complications that can occur with a screening trial, additional savings could be achieved by choosing a straight to implant treatment strategy. Nevertheless, additional evidence is warranted to support this claim.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
spinal cord
phase iii
study protocol
phase ii
clinical trial
spinal cord injury
open label
risk factors
quality improvement
combination therapy
smoking cessation
replacement therapy
soft tissue
double blind
data analysis