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Comparison of efficacy of two methods of epidural analgesia

Comparison of the postoperative epidural analgesic efficacy between epidural catheter and surgical hemo-vac drain with epidural injection capability in posterior lumbar surgeries

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210829052319N1
Enrollment
52
Registered
2022-03-17
Start date
2022-04-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-04-04

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Conditions

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Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: dexamethasone (4 mg) + ropivacaine (0.2%, 25 ml) + epinephrine (1:200000) using Hemo-vac drain with epidural drug delivery capability. The epidural injection is rep

Sponsors

Karaj University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: written consent to participate in the study age 18 to 65 candidate for instrumentation in posterior lumbar spine surgeries ASA class I-II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients withholding consent infection tumor fracture in the area of surgery speech impairments mental retardation preoperative neurological disorders allergy to anesthetic drugs patients with pacemaker patients that have used ropivacaine, opioids, and NSAIDs one week before the surgery failure in epidural catheter placement during the surgery pregnancy nausea and vomiting severe hemodynamic changes such as bradycardia or blood pressure drop higher than 30% of average blood pressure seizure severe headache progressive paresthesia of the lower limbs decreased level of consciousness changes in respiratory rate and order

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The level of pain at the state of rest. Timepoint: Before the surgery, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48 hours, and 4 months after the surgery. Method of measurement: Asking the patient, based on visual analogue scale (0=no pain, 1-3=mild pain, 4-7=moderate pain, and 8-10=severe pain).;The level of pain at the state of motion. Timepoint: Before the surgery, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48 hours, and 4 months after the surgery. Method of measurement: Asking the patient, based on visual analogue scale (0=no pain, 1-3=mild pain, 4-7=moderate pain, and 8-10=severe pain).;The level of patient satisfaction with pain management. Timepoint: Upon discharge from the hospital, and 4 months after the surgery. Method of measurement: Asking the patient, based on a 0 to 10 score (0=not satisfied, 1-3=relative satisfaction, 4-7=high level of satisfaction, and 8-10=completely satisfied).;The level of surgeon satisfaction (i.e., operating environment and the rate of bleeding). Timepoint: At the end of the surgery. Method of measurement: Asking the surgeon, based on a 0 to 10 score (0-2=not satisfied, 3-5=low level of satisfaction, 6-8=relative satisfaction, and 9-10=completely satisfied).;The time of starting to move. Timepoint: The time of starting to move. Method of measurement: Asking the nurse.;The time to first analgesic request. Timepoint: The time to first analgesic request. Method of measurement: Asking the nurse.;The amount of postoperative bleeding. Timepoint: 48 hours after the surgery. Method of measurement: Evaluation of blood volume in Hemovac drain during the first 48 hours after surgery minus the volume of drug solution injected into the surgical wound.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Rezaee

Karaj University of Medical Sciences

m.rezaei@abzums.ac.ir+98 26 3420 7972

Outcome results

None listed

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