Open AccessTeleprogramming Service Provides Safe and Remote Stimulation Options for Patients with DRG-S and SCS Implants
Author(s) -
Timothy R Deer,
Michael Esposito,
Eric G. Cornidez,
Udoka Okaro,
Marie Fahey,
Kenneth B. Chapman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s332966
Subject(s) - medicine , telemedicine , workflow , specialty , telehealth , chronic pain , patient satisfaction , medical emergency , neuromodulation , schedule , medical physics , physical therapy , health care , nursing , family medicine , computer science , database , stimulation , economics , economic growth , operating system
Chronic pain patients implanted with a neurostimulation device typically require follow-up and device programming visits to address changes in symptoms or treatment. Follow-up visits require access to specialty care and necessitate patients to take time off work, commute long distances, arrange for travel, and/or work with a caregiver's schedule. Telemedicine was adopted for some patient management as a result of the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic; however, remote optimization for neuromodulation still required an in-person visit to adjust device parameters. An FDA-approved digital platform enables remote programming of an implanted neuromodulation device using a real-time audio-video link from the clinical programmer to the patient controller. The Remote Optimization, Adjustment, and Measurement for Chronic Pain Therapy (ROAM-CPT) is a multi-center, prospective study that is currently underway to access the effectiveness of the teleprogramming system in fulfilling patients' clinical demands.