Spine SurgeryNCT00840996
Perioperative Intravenous Lidocaine or Epidural Anesthesia on Outcomes in Complex Spine Surgery
A study testing Lidocaine in people with Spine Surgery, run by The Cleveland Clinic at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is determine if epidural anesthesia administered after surgery or lidocaine administered during surgery will decrease inflammation after spinal surgery and decrease the need for post operative pain medication compared to intravenous patient controlled analgesia. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Spine Surgery
- What is being tested?
- Lidocaine
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 116 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 2008to Feb 2012
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 18 to 75 years old at time of surgery - adult patients differ from pediatric patients in that adult spines are stiffer than pediatric patient.
- Elective spine surgery
- Two levels laminectomies or above with or without fusion or instrumentatioN
- General anesthesia
- Surgery performed at Cleveland Clinic with informed consent signed prior to sedation or anesthesia - consistent surgical team
Who cannot join
- contraindication to lidocaine such as substantial hepatic impairment (ALT or AST more than twice normal)
- renal impairment (serum creatinine >2 mg/dl),
- seizure disorder requiring medication within 2 years
- planned epidural anesthesia or analgesia
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effect of Perioperative Intravenous Lidocaine Administration or Epidural Anesthesia on Postoperative Outcomes in Complex Spine Surgery
The purpose of this study is determine if epidural anesthesia administered after surgery or lidocaine administered during surgery will decrease inflammation after spinal surgery and decrease the need for post operative pain medication compared to intravenous patient controlled analgesia. Participants undergoing spine surgery will be randomized into one of two groups;
- A.) General Anesthesia and postoperative Patient Controlled Analgesia and placebo IV infusion.
B.) General Anesthesia plus perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion, and post operative Patient Controlled Analgesia.
Read the detailed description
According to a survey of 1570 U.S neurosurgeons, in the United States about 527.000 spine surgeries were done in 1999. This represents close to 65% of the procedures performed by neurosurgeons. Furthermore, the number of hospitalizations related with spine surgery has significantly increased since 1970.
IV PCA is considered the standard of care for postoperative pain control after surgery. Intravenous opioids have significant side effects such as respiratory depression, postoperative nausea and vomiting and sedation. Furthermore, they cause delayed return of bowel function and ileus.
There is the possibility of surgically inserting a catheter into the epidural space at the end of surgery. In general epidural analgesia provides excellent pain relief after surgery and decreases opioid consumption significantly und thus opioid related postoperative complications. Furthermore epidural anesthesia affects the surgical stress response and might decrease inflammatory responses after surgery, thereby improving postoperative recovery and mobilization of the patients.
Intravenous local anesthetics have potent anti-inflammatory properties. They also decrease postoperative opioid consumption. Clinical studies have shown that perioperative local anesthetic administration significantly reduces the incidence of thrombosis and postoperative pain, shortens postoperative ileus and decreases duration of hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Spine Surgery
- Being tested
- Lidocaine, placebo
- Keywords
- Spine Surgery, Intraocular pressure, Lidocaine, Epidural Anesthetic
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
LidocaineDrug
Also called Liodocaine
perioperative intravenous lidocaine (2 mg/kg/h) with maximum of 200 mg/h starting at induction of anesthesia and continuing until discharge from the PACU or a maximum of 8 hours
placeboDrug
perioperative placebo IV saline infusion of 2 mg/kg/h with maximum of 200 mg/h starting at induction of anesthesia and continuing until discharge from the PACU or a maximum of 8 hours
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Perioperative placebo IV infusion besides the standard anesthesia care, including general anesthesia and postoperative patient controlled analgesia. Receives: Drug: placebo |
| Lidocaine | Active comparator | Perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion besides the standard anesthesia care, including general anesthesia plus and post operative patient controlled analgesia. Receives: Drug: Lidocaine |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Mean Pain Scores
The pain score as measured by verbal response scores (scale ranging from 0 to 10 with 0=no pain; 10=worst pain) every 30 minutes during post anesthesia care unit stay, then per nursing floor protocol (roughly every 4-6 hours).
Measured: From admission to the post anesthesia care unit through postoperative day 2 (or discharge, if earlier).
Opioid Medication Requirement, mg in IV Morphine Equivalent
Opioid consumption during the initial 48 postoperative hours was converted to IV morphine sulfate equivalents
Measured: through postoperative day 2 (or discharge, if earlier)
Secondary outcomes (5)
Number of Participants With Any Major 30-day Post Operative Complications
The occurrence in an individual of one or more the following major complications, including pneumonia, respiratory failure, prolonged use or need for reinsertion of chest tube, cardiac arrest, arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, stroke, intravascular coagulopathy, thromboembolic disease (pulmonary embolism), injury to great vessels, delirium, monoplegia or paraplegia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal block, ureteral obstruction, syndrome of inappropriate antidiruretic hormone secretion, wound infection requiring debridement, sepsis, and readmission.
Measured: 30 days after surgery
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)will be noted during day one and day two postoperative.
Measured: post op day one and two or till hospital discharge
Duration of Hospitalization
Length of hospital stay will be recorded in days.
Measured: At discharge
12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) Physical Health Composite Score
Physical health composite score ranges from 0 to 100, where a zero score indicates the lowest level of health measured by the scales and 100 indicates the highest level of health.
Measured: 30 days post operative
12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) Physical Health Composite Score
Physical health composite score ranges from 0 to 100, where a zero score indicates the lowest level of health measured by the scales and 100 indicates the highest level of health.
Measured: 90 days post operative
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Feb 2009 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2008
- Primary completionDec 2011
- Study completionFeb 2012
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Spine SurgeryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by The Cleveland ClinicThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 116 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ehab Farag, The Cleveland Clinic
- Investigators
- Ehab Farag, MD, Principal investigator, The Cleveland ClinicDaniel I Sessler, MD, Study chair, The Cleveland Clinic
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00840996
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 08-209
- Status last verified
- Oct 2016
- First submitted
- 10 Feb 2009
- Last updated
- 23 Dec 2016
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Dec 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Perioperative Intravenous Lidocaine Administration or Epidural Anesthesia on Postoperative Outcomes in Complex Spine Surgery
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00840996
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 08-209
- Conditions
- Spine Surgery
- Keywords
- Spine Surgery, Intraocular pressure, Lidocaine, Epidural Anesthetic
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 116 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- The Cleveland ClinicUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- May 2008
- Primary completion
- Dec 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2012 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Feb 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 23 Dec 2016
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is determine if epidural anesthesia administered after surgery or lidocaine administered during surgery will decrease inflammation after spinal surgery and decrease the need for post operative pain medication compared to intravenous patient controlled analgesia. Participants undergoing spine surgery will be randomized into one of two groups;
- A.) General Anesthesia and postoperative Patient Controlled Analgesia and placebo IV infusion.
B.) General Anesthesia plus perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion, and post operative Patient Controlled Analgesia.
Detailed description
According to a survey of 1570 U.S neurosurgeons, in the United States about 527.000 spine surgeries were done in 1999. This represents close to 65% of the procedures performed by neurosurgeons. Furthermore, the number of hospitalizations related with spine surgery has significantly increased since 1970.
IV PCA is considered the standard of care for postoperative pain control after surgery. Intravenous opioids have significant side effects such as respiratory depression, postoperative nausea and vomiting and sedation. Furthermore, they cause delayed return of bowel function and ileus.
There is the possibility of surgically inserting a catheter into the epidural space at the end of surgery. In general epidural analgesia provides excellent pain relief after surgery and decreases opioid consumption significantly und thus opioid related postoperative complications. Furthermore epidural anesthesia affects the surgical stress response and might decrease inflammatory responses after surgery, thereby improving postoperative recovery and mobilization of the patients.
Intravenous local anesthetics have potent anti-inflammatory properties. They also decrease postoperative opioid consumption. Clinical studies have shown that perioperative local anesthetic administration significantly reduces the incidence of thrombosis and postoperative pain, shortens postoperative ileus and decreases duration of hospitalization.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind (participant, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Drug: placeboPerioperative placebo IV infusion besides the standard anesthesia care, including general anesthesia and postoperative patient controlled analgesia. |
| Lidocaine | Active comparator | Drug: LidocainePerioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion besides the standard anesthesia care, including general anesthesia plus and post operative patient controlled analgesia. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- 18 to 75 years old at time of surgery - adult patients differ from pediatric patients in that adult spines are stiffer than pediatric patient.
- Elective spine surgery
- Two levels laminectomies or above with or without fusion or instrumentatioN
- General anesthesia
- Surgery performed at Cleveland Clinic with informed consent signed prior to sedation or anesthesia - consistent surgical team
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- contraindication to lidocaine such as substantial hepatic impairment (ALT or AST more than twice normal)
- renal impairment (serum creatinine >2 mg/dl),
- seizure disorder requiring medication within 2 years
- planned epidural anesthesia or analgesia
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| LidocaineAlso: Liodocaineperioperative intravenous lidocaine (2 mg/kg/h) with maximum of 200 mg/h starting at induction of anesthesia and continuing until discharge from the PACU or a maximum of 8 hours | Drug | Lidocaine |
| placeboperioperative placebo IV saline infusion of 2 mg/kg/h with maximum of 200 mg/h starting at induction of anesthesia and continuing until discharge from the PACU or a maximum of 8 hours | Drug | Placebo |
Primary outcome
Mean Pain Scores
Time frame: From admission to the post anesthesia care unit through postoperative day 2 (or discharge, if earlier).
The pain score as measured by verbal response scores (scale ranging from 0 to 10 with 0=no pain; 10=worst pain) every 30 minutes during post anesthesia care unit stay, then per nursing floor protocol (roughly every 4-6 hours).
Opioid Medication Requirement, mg in IV Morphine Equivalent
Time frame: through postoperative day 2 (or discharge, if earlier)
Opioid consumption during the initial 48 postoperative hours was converted to IV morphine sulfate equivalents
5 secondary outcomes
Number of Participants With Any Major 30-day Post Operative Complications
Time frame: 30 days after surgery
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
Time frame: post op day one and two or till hospital discharge
Duration of Hospitalization
Time frame: At discharge
12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) Physical Health Composite Score
Time frame: 30 days post operative
12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) Physical Health Composite Score
Time frame: 90 days post operative
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Dec 2016.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ehab Farag, MD principal investigator
The Cleveland Clinic
Daniel I Sessler, MD study chair
The Cleveland Clinic
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Lidocaine in people with Spine Surgery, run by The Cleveland Clinic at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Dec 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 23 Dec 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Mean Pain Scores (time frame: From admission to the post anesthesia care unit through postoperative day 2 (or discharge, if earlier).). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Dec 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.