🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-01-05
Long-Term Real-World Outcomes Study on Patients Implanted With a Neurostimulator (NCT03876054)
🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Abbott Medical Devices
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The REALITY study is a prospective, post-market, non-randomized, multi-center, single-arm, open-label study intended to collect short- and long-term safety and effectiveness data on various populations implanted with Abbott's neurostimulation systems.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Phoenician Centers for Research & Innovation — Phoenix, Arizona
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (55 Sites)
Showing the first 25 of 55 sites.
- Phoenician Centers for Research & Innovation — Phoenix, Arizona
- Pain Institute of Southern Arizona — Tucson, Arizona
- California Orthopedics & Spine — Larkspur, California
- Restore Orthopedics & Spine Center — Orange, California
- Foothills Pain Management Clinic — Pomona, California
- Pacific Research Institute — Santa Rosa, California
- University of Florida Department of Anesthesia — Gainesville, Florida
- Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois
- University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois
- Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine — Indianapolis, Indiana
- Nura — Edina, Minnesota
- Twin Cities Pain Clinic — Edina, Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota
- Saint Louis Pain Consultants — Chesterfield, Missouri
- Advanced Pain Care — Henderson, Nevada
- Nevada Advanced Pain Specialists — Reno, Nevada
- Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management — New York, New York
- Unity Spine Center — Rochester, New York
- The Spine & Pain Institute of New York — Staten Island, New York
- Premier Pain Solutions — Asheville, North Carolina
- Adena Bone and Joint Center — Chillicothe, Ohio
- Premier Pain Treatment Institute — Loveland, Ohio
- Pacific Sports & Spine — Eugene, Oregon
- Spinal Diagnostics — Tualatin, Oregon
- Center for Interventional Pain & Spine — Exton, Pennsylvania
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: +32 474 74 83 10
Email: bram.blomme@abbott.com
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.