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Quell utilizes neurostimulation technology to provide relief from chronic pain. The wearable device is lightweight and can be worn during the day while active, and at night while sleeping. In addition to analgesic therapy, Quell objectively tracks utilization and various health metrics including sleep and activity. In a recently published study of Quell in chronic pain that included subjects with low back pain, 81% of participants reported improvement in their chronic pain on the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scale. In addition, 67% of participants reported a reduction in use of analgesics.
This study is a 3-month single site, controlled, randomized clinical trial. The study will enroll 60 adult patients with a primary complaint of chronic low back pain. The subjects will be randomized to treatment with the Quell device or "treatment-as-usual." Subjects in both arms will use a smartphone app developed by the Pain Management Center that helps patients document and manage their pain. Study outcome measures include validated measures of pain (Brief Pain Inventory), coping (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), level of disability (Pain Disability Index), mood (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), healthcare utilization, and overall satisfaction. All subjects will be given Quantitative Sensory Testing at baseline. The study will also examine the potential benefits of Quell as a digital health intervention. The device integrates with a smartphone app that includes objective feedback to the subject about their therapy utilization and sleep.
"We are honored to partner with the Brigham and Women's Hospital Pain
Management Center on this important study. Chronic low back pain is a
major health problem and represents a natural application for Quell
therapy," said
About Brigham and Women's Hospital Pain Management Center
Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is an international leader
in virtually every area of medicine and has been the site of pioneering
breakthroughs that have improved lives around the world. A major
teaching hospital of
About NeuroMetrix
NeuroMetrix is a commercial stage, innovation driven healthcare company combining bioelectrical and digital medicine to address chronic health conditions including chronic pain, sleep disorders, and diabetes. The company's lead product is Quell, an over-the-counter wearable therapeutic device for chronic pain. Quell is integrated into a digital health platform that helps patients optimize their therapy and decrease the impact of chronic pain on their quality of life. The company also markets DPNCheck®, a rapid point-of-care test for diabetic neuropathy, which is the most common long-term complication of Type 2 diabetes. The company maintains an active research effort and has several pipeline programs, including a therapeutic device for restless leg syndrome. The company is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and was founded as a spinoff from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology in 1996. For more information, please visit www.NeuroMetrix.com.
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