NCT05630404

Brief 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. 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.

Trial Health

87
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Enrollment
90

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 1, 2022

Completed
27 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 28, 2022

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 29, 2022

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 15, 2023

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 15, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

September 21, 2023

Status Verified

September 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

November 1, 2022

Last Update Submit

September 20, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

Lumbar spinal fusion surgeryPostoperative analgesiaErector spina plan block

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Postoperative opioid consumption

    Postoperative opioid consumption will be evaluated at postoperative 24 h period

    Change from Baseline Opioid Consumption for Postoperative 24 hours.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Visual analogue scores (VAS)

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

Study Arms (3)

Group IE= Surgical Injection ESPB

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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.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.

Drug: Surgical ESPB

Group UE= US guided ESPB

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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.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.

Drug: US guided ESPB

Group C = Control group

NO INTERVENTION

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. 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.

Interventions

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.

Group IE= Surgical Injection ESPB

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.

Group UE= US guided ESPB

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

  • 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

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Mursel Ekinci

Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • 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.

    PMID: 31033625BACKGROUND
  • 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.

    PMID: 30853517BACKGROUND
  • 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.

    PMID: 33596968BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Stenosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal DiseasesBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
The patient, investigators and the pain nurse who performs postoperative pain evaluation will not know the group.
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: 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.
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD, Assoc Prof

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 2022

First Posted

November 29, 2022

Study Start

November 28, 2022

Primary Completion

August 15, 2023

Study Completion

September 15, 2023

Last Updated

September 21, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

The investigator's will not share IPD

Locations