Randomized Placebo ‐/Sham‐Controlled Trials of Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Systematic Review and Methodological Appraisal
ConclusionsTo date the methods of placebo/sham control and blinding in RCTs have been poorly reported, leading to concerns about the validity and replicability of the findings. Important aspects that need to be clearly reported in the design of placebo ‐/sham‐controlled RCTs of SCS include the transparent reporting of stimulation programming parameters, patient position during perception threshold measurement, management of the patient handheld programmer, frequency of recharging, and assessment of the fidelity of blinding.
Source: Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface - Category: Biotechnology Authors: Rui V. Duarte,
Ewan McNicol,
Luana Colloca,
Rod S. Taylor,
Richard B. North,
Sam Eldabe Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
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