Ultrasound Guided Modified Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block for Spinal Surgery

Ultrasound Guided Modified Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block for Spinal Surgery: A New Approach

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03079076

Acronym

TLIP

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-14

Start date

2017-03-15

Completion date

2017-05-17

Last updated

2017-05-17

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

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative, Spine Disease

Keywords

Postoperative Analgesia, Ultrasound guided thoracolumbar interfascial plane block

Brief summary

Ultrasound guided thoracolumbar interfascial plane (TLIP) block was first described in 2015 by Hand et al. TLIP block involves injection of local anesthetics between multifidus and longissimus muscles at the third lumbar vertebra level and can block the dorsal rami of thoracolumbar nerves. In new approach differently, the investigators made the injection between longissimus and iliocostalis muscles with a 15 degree angle from medial to lateral. The aim of this study is to determine effectiveness of ultrasound guided thoracolumbar interfascial plane (TLIP) block in patients undergoing spinal surgery.

Interventions

DRUGBupivacaine

20 ml %0,25 bupivacaine bilaterally

DRUGSaline

2 ml saline subcutaneously bilaterally

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologist's physiologic state I-III patients undergoing spinal surgery

Exclusion criteria

* chronic pain * bleeding disorders * renal or hepatic insufficiency * patients on chronic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications * emergency cases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Opioid Consumption	First 24 hours total opioid consumption	First 24 hours total fentanyl consumption with patient controlled analgesia

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual analog pain score	postoperative first hour	Post operative pain will be evaluated with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score of 0-10 (0= no pain and 10= worst imaginable pain) at first hour postoperatively

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026