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Lumbar Spine InstabilityNCT05630404

Efficacy of Surgical Injection Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block

A study testing Surgical ESPB and US guided ESPB in people with Lumbar Spine Instability and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, run by Bursa City Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Lumbar spinal surgery is one of the operations performed for the treatment of leg and back pain. Severe pain may occur at postoperative period in patients following lumbar fusion surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
Surgical ESPB and US guided ESPB
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
90 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
28 Nov 2022to 15 Sep 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II
  • 2 or 3 levels of posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery under general anesthesia

Who cannot join

  • history of bleeding diathesis
  • receiving anticoagulant treatment
  • known local anesthetics and opioid allergy
  • infection of the skin at the site of the needle puncture
  • pregnancy or lactation
  • patients who do not accept the procedure

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Mursel Ekinci

    Bursa

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Efficacy of Surgical Injection Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block for Pain Management Following Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery

Lumbar spinal surgery is one of the operations performed for the treatment of leg and back pain. Severe pain may occur at postoperative period in patients following lumbar fusion surgery.

The ultrasound(US) guided erector spina plan block (ESPB) is injected with a local anesthetic into the deep fascia of the erector spinae. Visualization of sonoanatomy with US is simple and the spread of local anesthetic solution can be seen easily the deep fascia of the erector spinae. In the literature, it has been reported that ESPB provides effective analgesia after lumbar spine surgery. The surgical team visualizes the transverse processes and erector spina muscle during surgery.

The aim of this study is to compare US-guided ESPB and surgical infiltrative ESPB for postoperative analgesia management after lumbar spinal fusion surgery.

Read the detailed description

Lumbar spinal surgery is one of the operations performed for the treatment of leg and back pain. Severe pain may occur at postoperative period in patients following lumbar fusion surgery. Postoperative effective pain treatment provides early mobilization and shorter hospital stay, thus complications due to hospitalization such as infection and thromboembolism may be reduced.

Parenteral opioids are generally preferred in the management of acute postoperative pain. However opioids have undesired adverse events such as nausea, vomiting, itching, sedation and respiratory depression (opioid-related adverse events). Regional anesthesia techniques may be preferred as the use of ultrasound (US) increases in daily anesthesia practice.

The ultrasound(US) guided erector spina plan block (ESPB) is injected with a local anesthetic into the deep fascia of the erector spinae. Visualization of sonoanatomy with US is simple and the spread of local anesthetic solution can be seen easily the deep fascia of the erector spinae. In the literature, it has been reported that ESPB provides effective analgesia after lumbar spine surgery. The surgical team visualizes the transverse processes and erector spina muscle during surgery. The erector spina plane block can be performed by administering local anesthetic solution between the transverse process and the erector spina muscle.

The aim of this study is to compare US-guided ESPB and surgical infiltrative ESPB for postoperative analgesia management after lumbar spinal fusion surgery. The primary aim is to compare perioperative and postoperative opioid consumption and the secondary aim is to evaluate postoperative pain scores (VAS), adverse effects related with opioids (allergic reaction, nausea, vomiting).

Being tested
Surgical ESPB, US guided ESPB
Keywords
Lumbar spinal fusion surgery, Postoperative analgesia, Erector spina plan block
Medical subject headings
Spinal Stenosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Surgical ESPBDrug

    In group IE, transverse processes will be palpated before sewing the surgical incision by the surgery team. The local anesthetic solution will be administered after the needle contacts the transverse process and its location is confirmed by negative aspiration. Once the needle tip will be placed within the interfacial plane and after careful aspiration to rule out intravascular needle placement, 5 mL of solution will be injected the proper injection site. Local anesthetic solution will be injected at 4 levels along the surgical incision line. A dose of 0.25% bupivacaine 20 mL will be injected in each side (total 40 mL).

    Tenoxicam 20 mg and a dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia.

  • US guided ESPBDrug

    US guided ESP block will be performed. US probe will be placed longitudinally 2-3 cm lateral to the L3 transverse process. Erector spinae muscle will be visualized on the hyperechoic transverse process. The block needle will be inserted cranio caudal direction and then for correction of the needle 2 ml saline will be enjected deep into the erector spina muscle fascia. Following confirmation of the correct position of the needle 20 ml %0.25 bupivacaine will be administered for block in each side (total 40 mL).

    Tenoxicam 20 mg and a dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia.

Study groups in NCT05630404
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group IE= Surgical Injection ESPBActive comparatorPatients will be administered tenoxicam 20 mg IV every 12 hours in the postoperative period. A patient controlled device prepared with 5 mg/ ml tramadol will be attached to all patients with a protocol included 10 mg bolus without infusion dose, 20 min lockout time and 4 hour limit.Tenoxicam 20 mg and a dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia.
Receives: Drug: Surgical ESPB
Group UE= US guided ESPBActive comparatorPatients will be administered tenoxicam 20 mg IV every 12 hours in the postoperative period. A patient controlled device prepared with 5 mg/ ml tramadol will be attached to all patients with a protocol included 10 mg bolus without infusion dose, 20 min lockout time and 4 hour limit.Tenoxicam 20 mg and a dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia.Tenoxicam 20 mg and a dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia.
Receives: Drug: US guided ESPB
Group C = Control groupNo interventionTenoxicam 20 mg and a dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia. Patients will be administered tenoxicam 20 mg IV every 12 hours in the postoperative period. A patient controlled device prepared with 5 mg/ ml tramadol will be attached to all patients with a protocol included 10 mg bolus without infusion dose, 20 min lockout time and 4 hour limit.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Postoperative opioid consumption

    Postoperative opioid consumption will be evaluated at postoperative 24 h period

    Measured: Change from Baseline Opioid Consumption for Postoperative 24 hours.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Visual analogue scores (VAS)

    VAS score (0 = no pain, 10 = the most severe pain felt)

    Measured: postoperative 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Nov 2022
  2. Study start28 Nov 2022
  3. Primary completion15 Aug 2023
  4. Study completion15 Sep 2023

Resources

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
Model description
There are three models for this study. The first group is ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block group. The second one is surgical injection erector spinae plane block group. The third one is the no intervention control group.
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
90 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05630404
Sponsor's protocol ID
BursaCityHospital
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
1 Nov 2022
Last updated
21 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: The investigator's will not share IPD

Publications

  • Singh S, Choudhary NK, Lalin D, Verma VK. Bilateral Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Control Trial. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2020 Oct;32(4):330-334. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000603.

    PubMed 31033625
  • Yayik AM, Cesur S, Ozturk F, Ahiskalioglu A, Ay AN, Celik EC, Karaavci NC. Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of the Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Decompression Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jun;126:e779-e785. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.149. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

    PubMed 30853517
  • Finnerty DT, Buggy DJ. Efficacy of the erector spinae plane (ESP) block for quality of recovery in posterior thoraco-lumbar spinal decompression surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Feb 17;22(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05101-2.

    PubMed 33596968

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Surgical ESPB and US guided ESPB in people with Lumbar Spine Instability and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, run by Bursa City Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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 2 inclusion and 6 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 21 Sep 2023. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Postoperative opioid consumption (time frame: Change from Baseline Opioid Consumption for Postoperative 24 hours.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05630404, which also lists 3 linked publications.

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 21 Sep 2023.

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