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Role of dexamethasone as an additive agent in erector spinae block for pain relief in patients undergoing back pain surgery: A randomized clinical trial

Role of dexamethasone in erector spinae block in patients undergoing diskectomies: A randomized clinical trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/06/025661
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-06-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M478- Other spondylosis

Interventions

Intervention1: ERECTOR SPINAE BLOCK: ERECTOR SPINAE BLOCK IS A INTERFACIAL BLOCK WHERE THE LOCAL ANESTHETIC IS DEPOSITED BENEATH THE ERECTOR SPIANE MUSCLE, ITS USUALY GIVEN FOR POST OPEARTIVE PAIN IN

Sponsors

department of anesthesia AIIMS BBSR
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients age: 18-65 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists 1 or 2 classifications undergoing single or two levels lumbar/ thoracic diskectomy surgery will be enrolled under this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Refusal to consent 2) Infection at the infiltration site 3) Any history of allergy to local anesthetics 4) Failed back surgery syndromes 5) History of chronic pain, narcotic abuse or alcohol dependence. 6) Opioid use in the last 24 hours before surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome : Time to first rescue analgesia or time at which first rescue analgesia was provided based on VAS �4 Timepoint: POST OPERATIVE

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Visual analogue score at 1hr, 2hr, 4hr, 6hr and 24h after surgery at rest and movement, incidence of post- operative nausea vomiting and time required for mobilisation will be compared between the two groups.Timepoint: POST OPERATIVE

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNitasha Mishra

AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

nitsmishra@gmail.com08373938016

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026