Division of Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Hunter Pain Specialists, Newcastle, Australia.
Neuromodulation. 2023 Jan;26(1):98-108. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2022.08.457. Epub 2022 Sep 27.
BACKGROUND: Restorative neurostimulation is a rehabilitative treatment for patients with refractory chronic low back pain (CLBP) associated with dysfunction of the lumbar multifidus muscle resulting in impaired neuromuscular control. The ReActiv8-B randomized, sham-controlled trial provided evidence of the effectiveness and safety of an implanted, restorative neurostimulator. The two-year analysis previously published in this journal demonstrated accrual of clinical benefits and long-term durability. OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of three-year effectiveness and safety in patients with refractory, disabling CLBP secondary to multifidus muscle dysfunction and no indications for spine surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective, observational follow-up of the 204 implanted trial participants. Low back pain visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), EuroQol quality of life survey, and opioid intake were assessed at baseline, six months, and one, two, and three years after activation. The mixed-effects model repeated measures approach was used to provide implicit imputations of missing data for continuous outcomes and multiple imputation for proportion estimates. RESULTS: Data were collected from 133 participants, and 16 patients missed their three-year follow-up because of coronavirus disease restrictions but remain available for future follow-up. A total of 62% of participants had a ≥ 70% VAS reduction, and 67% reported CLBP resolution (VAS ≤ 2.5cm); 63% had a reduction in ODI of ≥ 20 points; 83% had improvements of ≥ 50% in VAS and/or ≥ 20 points in ODI, and 56% had these substantial improvements in both VAS and ODI. A total of 71% (36/51) participants on opioids at baseline had voluntarily discontinued (49%) or reduced (22%) opioid intake. The attenuation of effectiveness in the imputed (N = 204) analyses was relatively small and did not affect the statistical significance and clinical relevance of these results. The safety profile remains favorable, and no lead migrations have been observed to date. CONCLUSION: At three years, 83% of participants experienced clinically substantial improvements in pain, disability, or both. The results confirm the long-term effectiveness, durability, and safety of restorative neurostimulation in patients with disabling CLBP associated with multifidus muscle dysfunction. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: The Clinicaltrials.gov registration number for the study is NCT02577354.
背景: 对于与腰椎多裂肌功能障碍相关的难治性慢性下腰痛(CLBP)患者,恢复性神经刺激是一种康复治疗方法,其导致神经肌肉控制受损。ReActiv8-B 随机、假对照试验提供了植入式恢复性神经刺激器有效性和安全性的证据。本杂志先前发表的两年分析表明,该治疗方法可获得临床益处并具有长期耐用性。
目的:评估植入式恢复性神经刺激器对因多裂肌功能障碍导致难治性、致残性 CLBP 且无脊柱手术指征的患者的三年有效性和安全性。
材料和方法:对 204 名植入试验参与者进行前瞻性、观察性随访。在激活后 6 个月、1 年、2 年和 3 年,使用下腰痛视觉模拟量表(VAS)、Oswestry 残疾指数(ODI)、EuroQol 生活质量调查和阿片类药物摄入量评估低背痛。采用混合效应模型重复测量方法,对连续结果进行隐性缺失数据的估算,对比例估计进行多次插补。
结果:共收集了 133 名参与者的数据,16 名患者因冠状病毒病限制错过了三年随访,但仍可进行未来随访。共有 62%的参与者 VAS 降低≥70%,67%报告 CLBP 缓解(VAS≤2.5cm);63%的 ODI 降低≥20 分;83%的 VAS 和/或 ODI 改善≥50%,56%的 VAS 和 ODI 改善均达到显著水平。基线时有 71%(36/51)的阿片类药物使用者自愿停药(49%)或减少(22%)阿片类药物用量。在插补(N=204)分析中,有效性的衰减相对较小,且不影响这些结果的统计学意义和临床相关性。安全性状况仍然良好,迄今为止尚未观察到导线迁移。
结论:三年时,83%的参与者在疼痛、残疾或两者方面都经历了具有临床意义的显著改善。结果证实了恢复性神经刺激在与多裂肌功能障碍相关的致残性 CLBP 患者中的长期有效性、耐用性和安全性。
临床试验注册:该研究的 Clinicaltrials.gov 注册号为 NCT02577354。
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