Status:

COMPLETED

Lumbar Spine Surgery: Regional vs. General Anaesthesia

Lead Sponsor:

St. Anna Clinic Luzern

Conditions:

Herniated Disk Lumbar

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: Lumbar spine surgery can be performed using different anaesthetic techniques such as general endotracheal anaesthesia (GA) or spinal-based regional anaesthesia (RA), that have different si...

Detailed Description

1. Background Lumbar spine surgery can be performed using different anaesthetic techniques such as general endotracheal anaesthesia (GA) or spinal-based regional anaesthesia (RA). In a recent review s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient must give informed consent before registration.
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Physical Status Classification of the American Society of Anaesthesiologists Score (ASA) ≤ 3
  • Patient with a diagnosed lumbar spinal stenosis or a herniated lumbar disc for elective neurosurgery

Exclusion

  • ASA ≥ 4
  • Infection at the site of the operation field
  • Longterm History (≥ 6 month) of neuropathic pain on the operation site
  • Revision surgery and/or follow-up operations
  • Severe coagulopathy (platelet count \< 100.000 / mL3 or Thromboplastin time \< 50%)
  • Allergy to local anaesthetics or opioids
  • Previous drug dependency or chronic use of opioids (≥ 6 month)
  • Psychiatric disorder precluding understanding of information on trial related topics or given informant consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 19 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 20 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03300089

Start Date

January 19 2016

End Date

July 20 2017

Last Update

October 3 2017

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St. Anna Hospital

Lucerne, Switzerland, CH - 6006