Patients cannot have any underlying conditions causing constipation. Patients must have terminal cancer with pain secondary to the cancer or its treatments. Intrathecal challenge completed after screening. Pump implanted as soon as 36 hours after successful IT challenge. Refill visits average every three weeks.
Long term follow up via questionnaires that can be mailed to patient.
Home health care available. Consider Medtronic Quality of Life study first. Open only to patients undergoing elective hip or knee replacement surgery. Physical exams and labs required at screening and 48 hours. Study duration is 72 hours.