Erector Spinae Plane Block Analgesia for Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery

Can Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block Minimize Perioprative Opioid Consumption and Provide Satisfactory Analgesia for Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery? A Randomized Controlled Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04749095

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-11

Start date

2021-05-31

Completion date

2021-09-30

Last updated

2021-02-11

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Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Brief summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a bilateral ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block on the pain scores and opoid utiliziation in fusion surgery of the lumbar spine.

Interventions

DRUGErector spinae plane block

bilateral ESP block will be injected with 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine

DRUGsham subcutaneous infiltration

bilateral ESP block will be injected with 20 ml of normal saline

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologists class I-III adult patients * BMI less than or equal 35 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

* Patient refusal * unable to give consent * age \< 18 or \> 65 * BMI more than 35 kg/m2 * known allergy to the study medication * coagulopathies or on anticoagulant medications * hepatic insufficiency * renal insufficiency * chronic opioid use

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Analgesia	Up to 24 hours after surgery	Numerical rating scale of pain every 6 hours

Outcome results

None listed

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