NCT06639022

Brief Summary

Anterior cervical discectomy is an operation performed for complaints of pain, numbness or loss of strength due to cervical disc disease. With this operation, pressure due to herniation on the upper neck area, spinal cord or nerve roots is relieved. It is performed by microscopic method from the front of the neck. Nerve blocks reduces opioid consumption in the postoperative period by providing better pain control and therefore has advantages such as fewer side effects and less risk of pulmonary and cardiac complications. In this study; it was aimed to compare the analgesic effectiveness of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block and erector spinae plane block, with each other and with the control group in the postoperative period in patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy.

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Enrollment
85

participants targeted

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Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2024

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 10, 2024

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 15, 2024

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 15, 2024

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 10, 2025

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 20, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

November 5, 2024

Status Verified

November 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

12 months

First QC Date

October 10, 2024

Last Update Submit

November 4, 2024

Conditions

Keywords

Anterior Cervical DiscectomySerratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane BlockErector Spinae Plane Block

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Pain Scores

    Pain will be assessed at rest and while coughing using the visual analog scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Pain assessment will be done at 0st, 1st, 2nd,4th, 12th, and 24th hours after surgery.

    On the operation day

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Intraoperative remifentanil consumption Intraoperative opioid consumption

    Intraoperative period

  • Postoperative Tramadol Consumption

    On the operation day

Study Arms (3)

Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

After the patients are monitored and in the supine position, after appropriate field sterilization, a serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block will be performed on the patients using 30 ml of local anesthetic solution (0.25% bupivacain) under ultrasound guidance. In the intraoperative period, intravenous analgesics (dexketoprofen 50 mg, tramadol 100 mg) will be given.

Procedure: Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block

Erector spinae plane block

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

After the patients are monitored and in the supine position, after appropriate field sterilization, a erector spinae plane block will be performed on the patients using 30 ml of local anesthetic solution (0.25% bupivacain) under ultrasound guidance. In the intraoperative period, intravenous analgesics (dexketoprofen 50 mg, tramadol 100 mg) will be given.

Procedure: Erector spinae plane block

Group without peripheral nerve block

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

After the patients are monitored, they will be operated under general anesthesia without peripheral nerve block and intraoperative intravenous analgesics (dexketoprofen 50 mg, tramadol 100 mg) will be given.

Procedure: Group without peripheral nerve block

Interventions

Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block will be performed on the patients using 30 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine under ultrasound guidance. Additionally, in the postoperative period a paracetamol dose of 1 g every 8 hours and a dexketoprofen dose of 50 mg twice daily were administered iv for multimodal analgesia.

Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block

Erector spinae plane block will be performed on the patients using 30 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine under ultrasound guidance. Additionally, in the postoperative period a paracetamol dose of 1 g every 8 hours and a dexketoprofen dose of 50 mg twice daily were administered iv for multimodal analgesia.

Erector spinae plane block

In the postoperative period a paracetamol dose of 1 g every 8 hours and a dexketoprofen dose of 50 mg twice daily were administered iv for multimodal analgesia.

Group without peripheral nerve block

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients aged 18-80 years
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score I-II-III
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18-30 kg/m2

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients under 18 and over 80 years of age
  • ASA score IV and above
  • Patients with a history of bleeding diathesis
  • BMI below 18 or above 30 kg/m2

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Altındağ, Ankara, 06000, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Agnosia

Interventions

Population Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Perceptual DisordersNeurobehavioral ManifestationsNeurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DemographyPopulation Characteristics

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal İnvestigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 10, 2024

First Posted

October 15, 2024

Study Start

October 15, 2024

Primary Completion

October 10, 2025

Study Completion

November 20, 2025

Last Updated

November 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

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