Effects of Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery
NCT06528288
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the method for injecting local anesthesia affects patients' pain and opioid usage after surgery. The investigators will compare subcutaneous anesthesia, injections of anesthesia under the skin, to a method called erector spinae plane block (ESPB). An ESPB injection involves placing local anesthesia along the muscles and bones in the back, using a special type of x-ray called fluoroscopy for guidance.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Fusion of Spine, Lumbar Region
- Anesthesia, Local
- Pain, Postoperative
- Opioid Use
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- March 16, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Massachusetts · 1
- UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center · Worcester, MA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.