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. 2020 Mar 6;20(6):1–109.

Table A7:

Global Impression of Change and Treatment Satisfaction, SENZA-RCT Study

10-kHz High-Frequency SCS Conventional SCS Differencea
Global Impression of Change, %
Baseline No symptoms 0.0 0.0 0
Minimal symptoms 6.7 9.9 −3.2
Transient symptoms 17.8 19.8 −2.0
Mild symptoms 37.8 35.8 2.0
Moderate symptoms 26.7 27.2 −0.5
Serious symptoms 11.1 6.2 4.9
Some impairment 0.0 1.2 −1.2
3 months No symptoms 6.7 4.9 1.8
Minimal symptoms 27.0 23.5 3.5
Transient symptoms 27.0 22.2 4.8
Mild symptoms 29.2 29.6 −0.4
Moderate symptoms 7.9 16.0 −8.1
Serious symptoms 1.1 3.7 −2.6
Some impairment 1.1 0.0 1.1
6 months No symptoms 14.6 7.4 7.2
Minimal symptoms 28.1 27.2 0.9
Transient symptoms 23.6 25.9 −2.3
Mild symptoms 24.7 24.7 0
Moderate symptoms 6.7 12.3 −5.6
Serious symptoms 2.2 2.5 −0.3
Some impairment 0.0 0.0 0
12 months No symptoms 19.1 13.6 5.5
Minimal symptoms 24.7 22.2 2.5
Transient symptoms 27.0 23.5 3.5
Mild symptoms 18.0 23.5 −5.5
Moderate symptoms 7.9 13.6 −5.7
Serious symptoms 3.4 3.7 −0.3
Some impairment 0.0 0.0 0
Global Impression of Change, Patient
12 months Great deal better 29.5 21.3 6.2
Better 27.3 16.3 11.0
Moderately better 21.6 22.5 −0.9
Somewhat better 9.1 8.8 0.3
Little better 4.5 8.8 −4.3
Almost the same 3.4 6.3 −2.9
No change 4.5 16.3 −11.8
24 months Great deal better 34.1 21.1 13.0
Better 29.4 15.5 13.9
Moderately better 11.8 19.7 −7.9
Somewhat better 4.7 12.7 −8.0
Little better 2.4 5.6 −3.2
Almost the same 8.2 4.2 4.0
No change 9.4 21.1 −11.7
Global Impression of Change, Physician
12 months Great deal better 39.3 25.0 14.3
Better 34.8 25.0 9.8
Moderately better 11.2 16.3 −5.1
Somewhat better 6.7 10.0 −3.3
Little better 0.0 3.8 −3.8
Almost the same 3.4 5.0 −1.6
No change 4.5 15 −10.5
24 months Great deal better 40.7 20.0 20.7
Better 27.9 28.6 −0.7
Moderately better 9.3 12.9 −3.6
Somewhat better 8.1 12.9 −4.8
Little better 2.3 1.4 0.9
Almost the same 1.2 1.4 −0.2
No change 10.5 22.9 −12.4
Patient Satisfaction, %
3 months Very satisfied 54.1 33.8 20.3
Satisfied 29.4 43.2 −13.8
Not sure 14.1 17.6 −3.5
Dissatisfied 1.2 2.7 −1.5
Very dissatisfied 1.2 2.7 1.5
6 months Very satisfied NR NR
Satisfied NR NR
Not sure NR NR
Dissatisfied NR NR
Very dissatisfied NR NR
12 months Very satisfied 55.4 32.3 23.1
Satisfied 27.7 46.2 −18.5
Not sure 15.7 16.9 −1.2
Dissatisfied 1.2 3.1 −1.9
Very dissatisfied 0.0 1.5 −1.5
24 months Very satisfied 60.0 40.4 19.6
Satisfied 26.3 45.6 −19.3
Not sure 10.0 10.5 −0.5
Dissatisfied 1.3 3.5 −2.2
Very dissatisfied 0.0 0.0 0

Abbreviation: SCS, spinal cord stimulation.

a

Crude differences calculated for this health technology assessment.

Source: Kapural et al, 2015.30