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Postoperative Pain in Lumbar Disc Surgery

Comparison of the Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block and Wound Infiltration for Postoperative Pain Management in Lumbar Disc Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06844747
Acronym
Pain
Enrollment
46
Registered
2025-02-25
Start date
2023-06-01
Completion date
2023-08-29
Last updated
2025-02-25

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Conditions

Erector Spinae Plane Block, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Postoperative Pain, Wound Infiltration

Brief summary

This study included 46 patients who underwent lumbar disc herniation surgery under general anesthesia. After the operation, US-guided ESPB was performed on Group E, and WI was performed on Group W. Postoperative pain was assessed, and the time to first analgesic requirement, total analgesic amount in 24 hours, and side effects were recorded. IBM SPSS Statistics 22 was used for statistical analyses.

Interventions

ESPB group received US-guided plane block, WI group received local anaesthetic wound infiltration

Sponsors

Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Masking description

The study was initially conducted without prior registration, but a registration number is now required for publication

Intervention model description

The study design was double-blind, prospective, randomized, and controlled, involving patients undergoing elective lumbar disc herniation surgery.The patients were randomized into two groups, the ESPB group (Group E) and the WI group (Group W), with 25 patients in each group, using a computer system. ESPB or WI was administered to the patients according to the randomization before awakening after the operation.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniation, * Obesity (body mass index \>35 kg/m2), * Infection in the surgical site, * Known local anesthetic drug allergy, * Chronic pain, and coagulation disorders were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
US-guided ESPB and WI on postoperative painpostoperative 1 hour, 3 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hoursPostoperative pain assessment was conducted in the recovery unit using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) with a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable). Standard postoperative intravenous analgesia included 75 mg of diclofenac sodium administered every 8 hours. In cases where NRS was ≥4, rescue analgesia was provided with 100 mg of intravenous tramadol. Anesthesia duration, surgical duration, NRS scores at postoperative 1 hour, 3 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours, time to first analgesic, and total analgesic requirement in the first 24 hours were recorded. All side effects (hypotension, bradycardia, etc.) were documented.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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