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NCT Number: NCT04246281

The RESET Clinical Trial: SPRINT® Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Back Pain

The purpose of this study is to compare standard of care treatments for back pain to electrical stimulation. Stimulation is delivering small amounts of electricity to the nerves in your low back. This study will use a device called the SPRINT Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) System. The device is cleared by the FDA for up to 60 days of use for the relief of chronic or acute pain (including back pain)

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Key information

Age range

21 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic low back pain

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Body Mass Index (BMI) > 40
  • Prior lumbar surgery
  • Implanted electronic device
  • Pregnant

Treatment and study plan

SPRINT Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) System

Device

The SPRINT System delivers mild electrical stimulation to the nerves in your low back. The SPRINT System includes up to two leads (small wires) that are placed through your skin into your low back. The leads attach to devices worn on your body that deliver stimulation (called Stimulators).

Standard interventional management of low back pain

Procedure

Your doctor will determine which procedure or intervention is appropriate for your back pain. You may receive radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, surgery, or another procedure or treatment, as appropriate.

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in average pain intensity

    Time frame: Up to 3-months after Start of Therapy (SOT)

    Average pain is measured using question 5 from the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-5). BPI-5 is a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents worst pain.

  2. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: During the Medial Branch Block procedure

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  3. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: During the Lead Placement procedure (SOT)

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  4. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 1-week post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  5. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 2-weeks post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  6. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 3-weeks post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  7. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 4-weeks post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  8. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 5-weeks post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  9. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 6-weeks post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  10. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 7-weeks post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  11. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 8-weeks post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  12. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 3-months post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  13. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 6-months post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  14. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 9-months post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  15. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 12-months post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  16. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 18-months post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

  17. Study-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: 24-months post-SOT

    Occurrence and type of study-related AEs

Secondary outcomes

  1. Reduction in pain interference

    Time frame: Baseline, 3-months after SOT

    Measured using question 9 from the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form. This question asks the subject to rate the degree to which their pain has interfered with general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work, relations with other people, sleep, and enjoyment of life on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is "does not interfere" and 10 is "completely interferes" within the last week.

  2. Reduction in disability

    Time frame: Baseline, 3-months after SOT

    Measured using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). The ODI asks subjects to rate how their back pain impacts ten components of everyday life. For each section, the answers correlate to a scale which ranges from 0 to 5, where 0 is no disability and 5 is maximum disability.

  3. Durability of reductions in pain intensity

    Time frame: Baseline, 6-months after SOT, 9-months after SOT, 12-months after SOT, 18-months after SOT, 24 months after SOT

    Measured using question 5 from the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-5). BPI-5 is a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents worst pain.

  4. Reduction in worst pain intensity

    Time frame: Baseline, 3-months after SOT

    Measured using question 3 from the Brief Pain Inventory- Short Form (BPI-3). BPI-3 is a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents worst pain.

  5. Patient Global Impression of Change

    Time frame: 3-months after SOT

    Measured using the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) survey. The PGIC scale asks subjects to rate their improvement with treatment on a 7-point scale (centered at 4) that ranges from "very much worse" to "very much improved" relative to baseline.

  6. Change in health-related quality of life

    Time frame: Baseline, 3-months after SOT

    Measured using the EQ-5D survey. The EQ-5D is a five-level scale. Each level is coded from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates no problems and 5 indicates extreme problems. The EQ-5D also includes a 0 to 100 scale for health status, where 0 indicates "the worst health you can imagine" and 100 indicates "the best health you can imagine".

  7. Change in analgesic medication usage

    Time frame: Baseline, 3-months after SOT

    Analgesic medication consumption will be collected.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

SPR Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry

Collaborators

  • United States Department of Defense

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Trial of Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) for the Treatment of Back Pain

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 29, 2020
Registry last updated
May 27, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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