RELIEF - A Global Prospective Observational Post-Market Study to Evaluate Long-Term Effectiveness of Neurostimulation Therapy for Pain
Recruiting · NCT01719055
Conditions: Pain
At a glance
- Research payments reported, 2025
- $60,587
- U.S. investigators named
- 10
- Sites paid
- 11
- Planned or actual enrollment
- 4,800
About the trial
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Tested
- neurostimulation system (device)
- Dates
- Started 2012-11-19; completion 2035-05
- Results posted
- Not yet
To compile characteristics of real-world clinical outcomes for Boston Scientific commercially approved neurostimulation systems for pain in routine clinical practice, when used according to the applicable Instructions for Use \- and - To evaluate the economic value and technical performance of Boston Scientific commercially approved neurostimulation systems for pain in routine clinical practice
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Industry funding
Boston Scientific Corporation reported $60,587 in research payments for this study in 2025 (32 payments).
Products named: Precision
Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites to run a study, not to the investigators personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.
U.S. investigators named on this study
- Mohab M. Ibrahim, MD., PH.D. Pain Medicine · Tucson, AZ
- Drew M. Trainor, DO Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) · Greenwood Village, CO
- Julio C. Paez, MD Pain Medicine · Clermont, FL
- Sayed E. Wahezi, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) · Fort Wayne, IN
- Nathan J. Harrison, M.D. Pain Medicine · Covington, LA
- John G. Noles, M.D. Pain Medicine · Bossier City, LA
- Robert J. Yong, M.D. Anesthesiology · Boston, MA
- Gregory A. Moore, M.D. Pain Medicine · Springfield, OR
- Steven M. Rosen, M.D. Specialist · Trevose, PA
- Mitchell P. Engle, M.D., PH.D. Pain Medicine · Houston, TX
Clinicians the company named as principal investigators in its Open Payments reports.
Sites paid to run it
- Willis Knighton River Cities Clinical Research Center $12,525
- Center for Clin Research $9,525
- South Lake PAin Institute $9,000
- Institute of Precision PAin Medicine PLLC $7,842
- Ochsner Medical Center Acute, LA $6,824
- Dbps Research LLC $5,000
- Biomedical Research Alliance of New York $4,300
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, MA $2,798
- The Neurospine Institute LLC $1,275
- Fox Chase PAin Management $842
- $615
- University of Arizona $41
Sources: CMS Open Payments research payments (program year 2025) and ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine.