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A prospective study of bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for chronic low back pain after lumbar spinal surgery

Bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for chronic low back pain after lumbar spinal surgery: a double-blind prospective randomized controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0008394
Enrollment
74
Registered
2023-04-28
Start date
2023-07-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : For clinical trial subjects who have given informed consent, the patients condition is evaluated before the procedure, and general monitoring such as pulse oximeter and blood press

Sponsors

Asan Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Chronic low back pain (persistent or recurrent for > 3 months) - Pain that has occurred or recurred after lumbar spinal surgery - After lumbar spinal surgery, if the pain increases compared to before or new low back pain of an unprecedented aspect occurs - The pain site coincides with the lumbar spinal surgery site - Patients who voluntarily gave written consent to participate in this clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Acute pain less than 3 months - Patients who did not undergo lumbar spinal surgery - Axial pain in other segments, not axial pain consistent with the area of ??lumbar spinal surgery - Complaining of radiating pain as the main pain - Patients with side effects from local anesthetics, steroids, or contrast agents - Those who have contraindications to nerve block such as blood coagulation disorder, infection, etc. - Patients with red flag signs of infection, malignant tumor, vertebral fracture, progressive neurological deficit, cauda equina syndrome, etc. - Patients with neurological or psychiatric problems - Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Differences in pain intensity of back pain (numerical rating scale)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity of back pain (numerical rating scale);ODI (Oswenstry disability index);PHQ-9 (patient health questionnaire-9);GPE (Global perceived effect)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSeong-Soo choi

Asan Medical Center

choiss@amc.seoul.kr+82-2-3010-1538

Outcome results

None listed

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