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Clinical research involves studying human participants to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and medical treatments, interventions.

From the Nevada Advanced Pain Specialists care team Updated May 29, 2025 2 min read

Nevada Advanced Pain Specialists Clinical Research

Clinical research involves studying human participants to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and medical treatments, interventions.

At Nevada Advanced Pain Specialists, we believe in the importance of advancing medical knowledge and understanding rapidly evolving technology in treating chronic pain. With the help of participants from the chronic pain population we are able to safely study real world outcomes and the efficacy of cutting-edge technology available to physicians today.

Below are ongoing studies that our office is conducting.

If enrollment is open and you would like to see if you would be a good candidate, please give our research coordinator a call at (775) 284-8650 ext. 205

STACI

iFuse TORQ for the Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction Prospective, multicenter, single arm, post-market study
Participants: Suffer from sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain
Device: iFuse TORQ Implant System
Sponsor: SI-BONE
Enrollment: OPEN

DISTINCT Study

Dorsal Spinal Cord Stimulation vs. Medical Management for the Treatment of Low Back Pain
Participants: Suffer from Chronic Low Back Pain
Device: Spinal Cord Stimulator
Sponsor: Abbott Medical
Enrollment: Closed

ECAP Study

The study is evaluating the Evoke Closed-Loop SCS System, an investigational device designed to relieve chronic back and/or limb pain
Participants: Suffer from Trunk and Limb Pain
Device: Evoke Spinal Cord Stimulator
Sponsor: Saluda Medical
Enrollment: Closed

Prolong Study

Prospective, Multi-center, Open-label, Post-market Study
Participants: Suffer from Refractory Back and Leg Pain with Failing Device
Device: Spinal Cord Stimulation
Sponsor: Abbott Medical
Enrollment: Closed

Prolong Study

Prospective, Multi-center, Open-label, Post-market Study
Participants: Suffer from Refractory Back and Leg Pain with Failing Device
Device: Spinal Cord Stimulation
Sponsor: Abbott Medical
Enrollment: Closed

REALITY

Long-Term Real-World Outcomes Study on Patients Implanted With a Neurostimulator
Participants: Suffer from Refractory Trunk and/or Limb Chronic Pain
Device: Spinal Cord Stimulation
Sponsor: Abbott Medical
Enrollment: Closed

REALITY SUB-STUDY

External sensing for chronic pain therapy for patients with implanted spinal cord stimulation devices: Feasibility Study
Participants: Suffer from Refractory Trunk and/or Limb Chronic Pain
Device: Spinal Cord Stimulation
Sponsor: Abbott Medical
Enrollment: Closed

ROSTRA

Real-World Outcomes Study on Subjects Treated with Radiofrequency Ablation
Participants: Chronic Axial and/ or Joint Pain
Device: Abbott’s IonicRF™ Generator
Sponsor: Abbott Medical
Enrollment: Closed

PDN Study

A Post-Market, Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation (HF10 Therapy) Combined with Conventional Medical Management to Conventional Medical Management Alone in the Treatment of Chronic, Intractable, Neuropathic Limb Pain
Participants: Suffer from Lower Limb Pain
Device: HF10 Therapy
Sponsor: Nevro
Enrollment: Closed

PROSPER

Post-Market,Randomized,Controlled,Prospective Study Evaluating Intrathecal Morphine (IT) versus Conventional Medical Management (CMM) in the Non-cancer, Refractory, Chronic Pain Population
Participants: Suffer from Refractory Back and Leg Pain
Device: Intrathecal Pump
Sponsor: Evolve Restorative Center
Enrollment: Closed

REFINE

A Prospective, Observational, Open Label, Non-Randomized, Multi-Center Study Measuring Functional Outcomes In a Novel Interspinous Fusion Device In Subjects With Low Back Pain
Participants: Suffer from chronic low back pain that present with degenerative disc disease with concurrent neurogenic claudication.
Device: Aurora Spine ZIP™ MIS Interspinous Fusion System
Sponsor: Aurora Spine
Enrollment: Open

TRANSIT

Transitioning to a Valve -Gated Intrathecal Drug Delivery System (IDDS): An Open-Label, Non-Randomized, Single-Blind, Multicenter Study (TRANSIT)
Participants: Have an existing intrathecal drug delivery system.
Device: Prometra® Programmable Pump (Flowonix Medical)
Sponsor: Anjum Bux, M.D.
Enrollment: Closed

For more information on this and other ongoing studies, click here

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