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A clinical trial to compare two nerve blocks which will be performed under ultrasound guidance among patients undergoing spine surgery and its efficiency in reducing pain and its efficacy in reducing the requirement of other pain relieving medications are compared

Comparison of Ultrasound guided modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block versus erector spinae plane block for pain relief among patients undergoing spine surgery - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094863
Enrollment
48
Registered
2025-09-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block: Ultrasound guided modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block will be performed on either side with 20ml of 0.25%

Sponsors

R Keerthana
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with ASA physical status I and II scheduled for lumbar level laminectomy or lumbar level decompression with or without posterior instrumentation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with BMI more than 30kg/m2 2. Patients with Coagulopathy 3. Patients with local site infections 4. Patients who are allergic to local anesthetic drugs 5. Patient with psychiatric problems 6. Patients with neurological and neuromuscular disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare postoperative level of pain using VAS score between ultrasound guided modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block and ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block among patients undergoing spine surgeryTimepoint: Pain will be measured at 0, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the total opioid consumption in intraoperative period between the two groupsTimepoint: Intraoperative period;To compare the total opioid consumption in the postoperative period between the two groupsTimepoint: Postoperative period ( first 24 hours );To compare the time to first rescue analgesia between the two groupsTimepoint: Postoperative period ( first 24 hours );To compare the patient satisfaction score between the two groupsTimepoint: Postoperative period ( at the end of 24 hours )

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactN Ramya

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research ( JIPMER )

dr.ramyaa@gmail.com9786668202

Outcome results

None listed

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