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A Pilot Double-Blind Randomised Sham-Controlled Trial of Paraesthesia-Free Burst Waveform Spinal Cord Stimulation in a Small Case Series of Patients with Chronic Spinal or Limb Pain

Received: 24 November 2024;  Published: 05 March 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2501274

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify methodological issues that might influence comparison of burst versus sham spinal cord stimulation for treating chronic pain. Six patients with an implanted BurstDR spinal cord stimulator were assessed double-blind during eight 3-to-4-day ON or OFF cycles over a 28-day period. The stimulator was switched [...]