A feasibility RCT of ACT for Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery Patients
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A feasibility randomised control trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery Patients
IRAS ID
133420
Contact name
Thomas Schroder
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Research summary
The study will be a feasibility RCT with a mixed between-within design with repeated measures. There will be three conditions in the study. Participants that are due to have spinal cord stimulation (SCS)surgery will be randomly allocated to either the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) or the treatment as usual (TAU) condition. The third group will be participants that have chronic neuropathic pain but following initial trial SCS were not deemed suitable for the full implant. People are usually not deemed appropriate for the intervention due to not meeting sufficient pain relief when having trial stimulation. This group will just have the ACT intervention, but will not be part of the main RCT. The rationale for having this group in the study is to gather further information on the usefulness of the ACT self help manual for chronic neuropathic pain. All three groups will complete the measures at three different intervals (prior to SCS, 7 week and 18 week follow ups). The two intervention groups that have also had the self-help ACT intervention will also complete an interview after completing the ACT self help manual.
REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/EM/0012
Date of REC Opinion
26 Feb 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion