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TARGET Study


TARGET POST-APPROVAL STUDY
A Post-Approval Study to Evaluate DRG Stimulation for the Treatment of CRPS of the Lower Extremity
CREATE-1 Study CRPS Clinical TrialThe Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management has been selected join a phase IV clinical trial studying the safety and continued efficacy of the Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type (CRPS) – TARGET Study.
CRPS (aka Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy of RSD) chronic and progressive condition causing excruciating pain. CRPS, according to definition, affects the upper and lower extremities and is more likely in women than in men. The general definition is:
CRPS describes an array of painful conditions that are characterized by a continuing (spontaneous and/or evoked) regional pain that is seemingly disproportionate in time or degree to the usual course of any known trauma or other lesion. The pain is regional (not in a specific nerve territory or dermatome) and usually has a distal predominance of abnormal sensory, motor, sudomotor, vasomotor, and/or trophic findings. The syndrome shows variable progression over time.[1]

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Traditionally, the treatments for CRPS include:

Physical Therapy
Desensitization Therapy
Bracing
Oral Medications

The purpose of this prospective, multicenter, single arm post-approval study is to demonstrate continued safety of the Axium Neurostimulator System for dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation. The primary endpoint is the 12-month serious adverse event rate for permanent implants

References


[1] Benzon, Honorio. Essentials of Pain Medicine. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier, 2011. Print

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Can I Participate in this Study?

Must be 22 to 75 years of age
Moderate to severe chronic intractable pain of the lower limbs resulting from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) types I or II.

Details of the Study
A maximum of 376 adult subjects with moderate to severe chronic, intractable, pain of the lower limbs due to CRPS types I and II will undergo a trial of the Axium Neurostimulator System across 40 study sites in the United States. Only subjects who report a 50% or greater reduction in overall pain intensity through direct patient-reported percentage of pain relief will receive the permanent implant. Subjects will then return to the office for follow-up at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-permanent implant. To qualify for this study one will need to have valid insurance as this treatment will be processed through your insurance. As this is a post-market study, the treatment will be paid for by your insurance – all visits and/or tests required by the study sponsor will be paid for by the sponsor (Abbott).

This Study is Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov

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Study Enrollment Form
Official Protocol Name: TARGET: A Post-Approval Study to Evaluate Targeted SCS Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation for the Management of Moderate to Severe Chronic, Intractable, Pain of the Lower Limbs Due to CRPS Types I and II

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