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. 2016 Dec 1;17:569. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1706-5

Table 2.

Study visits and associated assessments

Visit Assessments
Enrollment and screening • Pain history and demographics
• BDI-II
• Pain Location Form
• Medications
• Provide subject with the 7-day Pain Diary for the baseline evaluation
Baseline evaluation • 7-day Pain Diary returned
• SF-MPQ-2
• ODI2.1a
• SF-36v2TM
• PCS
• Medications
Trial system implantation • 7-day Pain Diary returned
• Medications
End of trial visit (4–8 days after trial system implantation) • Medications
• End-of-trial physician assessment
System implantation • Medications
• Physician’s record surgical summary for the procedure, including any complications
Randomization/activation • Medications
• Participant programming record
Control phase follow-up visits (Occurring at 6, 12, 18, and 24 weeks after randomization) • 7-day Pain Diary returned
• SF-MPQ-2
• ODI2.1a
• SF-36v2TM
• PCS
• Medications
• Paresthesia mapping
• Self-evaluation
End of control phase (Assessments occurring at the 24-week visit, in addition to those described above) • PGIC
• Patient preference
Open-label phase follow-up visits (Occurring every 6 months for up to 2 years) • 7-day Pain Diary returned
• SF-MPQ-2
• ODI2.1a
• SF-36v2TM
• PCS
• Medications
• Paresthesia mapping
• Self-evaluation

BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory BDI-II, OD12.1a Oswestry Disability Index 2.1a, PCS Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PGIC Patient Global Impression of Change, SF-36v2 TM Short-form 36 Health Survey, SF-MPQ-2 Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire version 2