Erector Spinae Plane Block Catheters and Intrathecal Morphine for Hepatic Resection

Recruiting now · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Hepatic Resection, Acute Pain, Anesthesia, Anesthesia, Local

In brief

To determine whether the addition of erector spinae plane (ESP) catheters to existing multimodal analgesic regimen with intrathecal morphine provides superior postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing hepatic resection compared with patients not receiving ESP catheters.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04849455

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

70

Starts

2021-05-24

Expected to finish

2023-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2022-06-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• undergoing hepatic resection
• Admitting service requests APS consult
• >18 years old and able to provide consent

You may not qualify if…

• pregnancy
• incarceration
• inability to communicate with the investigators and hospital staff
• severe hepatic disease
• chronic high-dose opioid use (defined as daily use for more than 4 weeks prior to surgery of at least the equivalent of 20 mg oxycodone);
• BMI > 40 kg/m2
• allergy to study medications (lidocaine, ropivacaine)

Where it is running

• University of California, San Diego — San Diego, California, United States (enrolling)

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