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Effect of Erector Spinae (ESP) Block on Opioid Reduction and Enhanced Recovery After Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Led by University Health Network, Toronto · Updated on 2025-01-30
52
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
306 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Patients undergoing spine surgery frequently experience significant pain after surgery. This can limit patient activity and hinder rehabilitation. If inadequately treated, severe pain can result in emotional and psychological distress and ultimately impact long-term function, and increase the risk of developing pain that lasts longer than six months associated with depression, anxiety and disability. More specifically, Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) block is a recently described plane block designed to block the dorsal and ventral rami of the thoracic spinal nerves. It has shown to be an effective modality for postoperative pain management as a part of multimodal analgesia in spinal surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effect of Erector Spinae (ESP) Block on Opioid Reduction and Enhanced Recovery After Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 18 to 80 years
- ASA class I to III
- Undergoing posterior cervical (C3-T2) decompression and instrumented fusion for cervical stenosis
- Surgery performed in prone position
You will not qualify if you...
- Allergy to local anesthetics
- ASA class IV
- Lack of informed consent
- Pregnancy
- Cervical spine fracture
- Extradural or intradural cervical tumors
- Surgery involving C1 and C2 spine
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Toronto Western Hospital?UHN
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Michael Dinsmore, MD
CONTACT
K
Ki Jinn Chin, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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