Kinfe, Thomas
von Willebrand, Nico
Stadlbauer, Andreas
Buchfelder, Michael
Yearwood, Thomas L.
Muhammad, Sajjad
Chaudhry, Shafqat R.
Gravius, Sascha
Randau, Thomas
Winder, Klemens
Maihöfner, Christian
Gravius, Nadine
Magerl, Walter
Funding for this research was provided by:
St.Jude Medical (Study ID #15815)
Projekt DEAL
Article History
Received: 12 June 2020
Accepted: 12 October 2020
First Online: 21 October 2020
Ethical approval and consent to participate
: This study was performed according to the guidelines of the latest revision of the declaration of Helsinki. An independent internal local ethical research board/committee (IRB-No. 258/15) approved the study. The study was registered at the 15.11.2016 on German Register for Clinical Trials (DRKS ID 00011267). ExternalRef removed
: All patients provided written informed consent.
: Thomas M. Kinfe has received training support and works as a consultant for Abbott (formerly St. Jude Medical, Inc.) and works as a consultant for Medtronic Inc. Sajjad Muhammad has received Neuromodulation and Pain Fellowship by Abbott Inc. (formerly St. Jude Medical). Thomas L. Yearwood, MD, PhD works as a consultant for St. Jude Medical, Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Nevro Corp., and Neuronano; he is also the CMO of Meghan Medical.