title: The Aarhus Neuromodulation Database.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
   Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is increasingly gaining widespread use as a treatment for chronic pain. A widely used electronic registry could play a pivotal role in improving this complex and cost-intensive treatment. We aimed to construct a comprehensive, universally available data base for SCS.
  
  
  METHODS
   The design considerations behind a new online data base for SCS are presented; basic structure, technical issues, research applications, and future perspectives are described.
  
  
  RESULTS
   The Aarhus Neuromodulation Database covers core SCS treatment parameters, including procedure-related details and complications, and features recording of key success parameters such as pain intensity, work status, and quality of life. It combines easy access to patient information with exhaustive data extraction options, and it can readily be adapted and expanded to suit different needs, including other neuromodulation treatment modalities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
   We believe that the data base described in this article offers a powerful and versatile data collection tool suited for both clinicians and researchers in the field. The basic data base structure is immediately available on a no-cost basis, and we invite our colleagues to make use of the data base as part of the efforts to further the field of neuromodulation.
authors.affiliation: Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Anesthesiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; ITmedico, Aarhus, Denmark; Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; and Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Kaare
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: Lone
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nikolajsen
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flink
authors.forename: Ronnie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simonsen
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Milidou
authors.forename: Troels Staehelin
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Jens Christian
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sørensen
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D016494:Computer Security; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003718:Denmark; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011788:Quality of Life; D012984:Software; D062187:Spinal Cord Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics