Neurostimulation System Setup and Symptom Collection for Patient At-Home Recordings

To begin, ensure the patient has fully recovered from surgery following the implantation of the device with cortical in depth leads. Connect the telemetry wand to the programmer and instruct the patient to hold it over the implantable neurostimulator to attach it to a tethering hat. Using the programmer, log onto the patient data management system, navigate to the correct patient, select Programming, and then choose the Change ECOG Capture option.

Proceed to set the capture window to a maximum of 240 seconds for the four configured channels using the dropdown selection. Using the dropdown selections, set the reserve space for magnet reservations to two and the value to zero for any other trigger types. Select the Review and Program button to synchronize the newly programmed settings with the patient's implantable neurostimulator.

Verify any changes in the table and select the Confirm Programming button. To prepare for the Patient Symptom Report Survey, use a web-based survey tool such as REDCap, including sliders for VAS D, VAS A, VAS E, and selection responses for each question of the HAM-D 6. Ensure to log the time of survey start and completion.

Provide the patient with the unique URL generated by REDCap for assessing the symptom surveys through either email or text message.