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Determining the effect of methylene blue on postoperative pain and quality of life after lumbar laminectomy and discectomy

Determining the effect of methylene blue on postoperative pain and quality of life after lumbar laminectomy and discectomy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT138807142193N4
Enrollment
130
Registered
2011-06-24
Start date
2011-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Postoperative pain improvement..

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Using methylene blue, 1cc, with 0.5% concentration after laminectomy or discectomy surgical operation for covering dura hemostasis. Intervention 2: Control group: U
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group: Using methylene blue, 1cc, with 0.5% concentration after laminectomy or discectomy surgical operation for covering dura hemostasis
Control group: Using normal saline, 1cc after laminectomy or discectomy surgical operation for covering dura hemostasis

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients who should be operated for lumbar spinal canal stenosis or the herniation of degenerative disc in one level or multiple levels. Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of laminectomy or diskectomy who underwent a repeated surgery and also those with infection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of postoperative low back pain and radicular pain. Timepoint: Before the surgical operation and 3 months after that. Method of measurement: It was measured using visual analogue scale (VAS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life (QoL). Timepoint: Before the surgical operation and 3 months after that. Method of measurement: Oswestry low back pain (OLBP) scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Majid Reza Farrokhi

Shiraz Neurosciences Research Center-Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

farokhim@sums.ac.ir, farrokhi_drmr@yahoo.com+98 71 1623 4508

Outcome results

None listed

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