Status:
RECRUITING
Multifidus Cervicis Plane Block Vs. Sham Block For Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Hartford Hospital
Conditions:
Cervical Spine Fusion
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-80 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized, double-blinded, clinical trial is to assess the benefit of administering a Multifidus Cervicis Plane (MCP) block compared to a sham block as a method of postoperative pain...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients 40-80 years old, males and females, of any race and any ethnic group.
- Patients are scheduled for elective primary posterior cervical spine fusion surgery (CSFS) to be performed by one of the spine surgeons in the study.
- Ability to speak and read English
- Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status score I- IV
Exclusion
- Emergency posterior CSFS.
- Revision surgery or history of previous cervical spine surgery
- History of allergy to local anesthetics or steroids.
- Patients who are coagulopathic at the time of surgery
- Patients with contraindications to MCP blocks, including but not limited to anatomical abnormality or previous surgical intervention that limits or prevents receiving the blocks
- Infection at the site of the block.
- Weight \< 40 kg to avoid local anesthetic toxicity.
- Patients on chronic or continuous opioid use of \> 50 MME (morphine milli-equivalent) per day for at least 30 days within 90 days prior to surgery.
- Patients with a history of chronic inflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis
- Refusal to participate or lack of providing the study consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 12 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
38 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05996133
Start Date
December 12 2023
End Date
June 30 2027
Last Update
September 5 2025
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06102