Erector Spinae Plane Blocks (ESP) for Postoperative Pain in Lumbo-sacral Spine Surgery
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Erector Spinae Plane Block, Lumbar Spine Surgery
In brief
The goal of this study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of bilateral erector spinae plane (ESP) blocks after lumbar and lumbo-sacral spine surgery by assessing postoperative pain scores and opiate requirements as the primary outcome measures. We are aiming to investigate how ESP blocks, performed under ultrasound guidance at the T12 vertebral level, contribute to postoperative pain control. This will be determined by measuring numerical rating pain scores repeatedly following surgery and opiate consumption until patient discharge from hospital. These primary outcome measures will be compared between a treatment group of participants, who will receive ESP blocks and a control group who will receive a sham block. Our primary hypothesis is that ESP blocks significantly reduce postoperative pain and opiate requirements
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04233736
- Run by
- University of California, San Francisco
- People needed
- 160
- Starts
- 2021-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2022-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-07-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Spine surgery at or below the L1 vertebral level
- Midline surgical approach
You may not qualify if…
- Previous lumbar or lumbo-sacral surgery with or without hardware placement
- Evidence of dura pathology (including CSF leak)
- Spine tumor
- Non-English speaking
Where it is running
- University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States (enrolling)
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