Efficacy of Surgical Injection Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of Surgical Injection Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block for Pain Management Following Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05630404
• Other study ID #: BursaCityHospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 28, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Bursa City Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Lumbar spinal surgery is one of the operations performed for the treatment of leg and back pain. Severe pain may occur at postoperative period in patients following lumbar fusion surgery.

The ultrasound(US) guided erector spina plan block (ESPB) is injected with a local anesthetic into the deep fascia of the erector spinae. Visualization of sonoanatomy with US is simple and the spread of local anesthetic solution can be seen easily the deep fascia of the erector spinae. In the literature, it has been reported that ESPB provides effective analgesia after lumbar spine surgery. The surgical team visualizes the transverse processes and erector spina muscle during surgery.

The aim of this study is to compare US-guided ESPB and surgical infiltrative ESPB for postoperative analgesia management after lumbar spinal fusion surgery.

Description:

Lumbar spinal surgery is one of the operations performed for the treatment of leg and back pain. Severe pain may occur at postoperative period in patients following lumbar fusion surgery. Postoperative effective pain treatment provides early mobilization and shorter hospital stay, thus complications due to hospitalization such as infection and thromboembolism may be reduced.

Parenteral opioids are generally preferred in the management of acute postoperative pain. However opioids have undesired adverse events such as nausea, vomiting, itching, sedation and respiratory depression (opioid-related adverse events). Regional anesthesia techniques may be preferred as the use of ultrasound (US) increases in daily anesthesia practice.

The ultrasound(US) guided erector spina plan block (ESPB) is injected with a local anesthetic into the deep fascia of the erector spinae. Visualization of sonoanatomy with US is simple and the spread of local anesthetic solution can be seen easily the deep fascia of the erector spinae. In the literature, it has been reported that ESPB provides effective analgesia after lumbar spine surgery. The surgical team visualizes the transverse processes and erector spina muscle during surgery. The erector spina plane block can be performed by administering local anesthetic solution between the transverse process and the erector spina muscle.

The aim of this study is to compare US-guided ESPB and surgical infiltrative ESPB for postoperative analgesia management after lumbar spinal fusion surgery. The primary aim is to compare perioperative and postoperative opioid consumption and the secondary aim is to evaluate postoperative pain scores (VAS), adverse effects related with opioids (allergic reaction, nausea, vomiting).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II

• 2 or 3 levels of posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of bleeding diathesis

• receiving anticoagulant treatment

• known local anesthetics and opioid allergy

• infection of the skin at the site of the needle puncture

• pregnancy or lactation

• patients who do not accept the procedure

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Lumbar Spine Degeneration
• Lumbar Spine Instability
• Spinal Stenosis

Intervention

Drug:
• Surgical ESPB
In group IE, transverse processes will be palpated before sewing the surgical incision by the surgery team. The local anesthetic solution will be administered after the needle contacts the transverse process and its location is confirmed by negative aspiration. Once the needle tip will be placed within the interfacial plane and after careful aspiration to rule out intravascular needle placement, 5 mL of solution will be injected the proper injection site. Local anesthetic solution will be injected at 4 levels along the surgical incision line. A dose of 0.25% bupivacaine 20 mL will be injected in each side (total 40 mL). Tenoxicam 20 mg and a dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia.
• US guided ESPB
US guided ESP block will be performed. US probe will be placed longitudinally 2-3 cm lateral to the L3 transverse process. Erector spinae muscle will be visualized on the hyperechoic transverse process. The block needle will be inserted cranio caudal direction and then for correction of the needle 2 ml saline will be enjected deep into the erector spina muscle fascia. Following confirmation of the correct position of the needle 20 ml %0.25 bupivacaine will be administered for block in each side (total 40 mL). Tenoxicam 20 mg and a dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Mursel Ekinci	Bursa

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bursa City Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (3)

Finnerty DT, Buggy DJ. Efficacy of the erector spinae plane (ESP) block for quality of recovery in posterior thoraco-lumbar spinal decompression surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Feb 17;22(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05101-2. — View Citation

Singh S, Choudhary NK, Lalin D, Verma VK. Bilateral Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Control Trial. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2020 Oct;32(4):330-334. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000603. — View Citation

Yayik AM, Cesur S, Ozturk F, Ahiskalioglu A, Ay AN, Celik EC, Karaavci NC. Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of the Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Decompression Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jun;126:e779-e785. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.149. Epub 2019 Mar 8. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Postoperative opioid consumption	Postoperative opioid consumption will be evaluated at postoperative 24 h period	Change from Baseline Opioid Consumption for Postoperative 24 hours.
Secondary	Visual analogue scores (VAS)	VAS score (0 = no pain, 10 = the most severe pain felt)	postoperative 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 hours