Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block in Hip and Proximal Femur Surgeries

NCT ID: NCT03508544

Last Updated: 2018-06-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-04-09
• Study Completion Date: 2018-06-06

Brief Summary

Multimodal analgesia is used to control postoperative pain in hip surgery. Quadratus lumborum block is an effective regional anesthesia technique for hip and proximal femur surgery. The erector spinae plane block applied to the lumbar region was also reported to provide effective analgesia in these surgeons. In this study, we aimed to determine and compare the effects of quadratus lumborum block and lumbar erector spinae plane block on postoperative pain in hip and proximal femur surgeons.

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

Lumbar ESP block

Ultrasound-guided lumbar Erector spinae plane (ESP) block performed at the begining of the surgery with 40 ml of a bupivacaine/lidocaine mixture. Perioperative and postoperative routine analgesic protocol will be performed (consist of intravenous analgesics and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia) with no additional intervention (block) Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization will be performed

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Lumbar ESP block

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Lumbar ESP block will be performed at the begining of surgery under ganeral anesthesia. A convex ultrasound transducer will be placed in a longitudinal parasagittal orientation 4-6 cm lateral to L4 spinous process. The erector spinae muscles will be identified superficial to the tip of L4 transverse process. The patient's skin will be anesthetized with 2% lidocaine. A 22-gauge 10-cm needle will be inserted using an out-plane superior-to-inferior approach to place the tip into the fascial plane on the deep (anterior) aspect of erector spinae muscle. The location of the needle tip will be confirmed by visible fluid spread lifting erector spinae muscle off the bony shadow of the transverse process. A total of 40 mL of bupivacaine/lidocaine mixture will be injected.

Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization

Intervention Type: OTHER

Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score will be recorded from 20th minute in recovery room followed by 1.-3.-6.-12.-18.-24.hours. Intravenous meperidine administration at 0.5 mg / kg rescue analgesia was determined in patients with a NSR score of 6 and over in the postoperative collection room. It is planned that the patient will continue to follow the hourly NRS score in ward. Intramuscular diclofenac will be administered in this period if NRS 6 and if it is over, intravenous 0.5 mg / kg meperidine will be administered if NRS score is 6 or more after 2 hours. Salvage analgesic needs and times will be noted in detail, and the use of rescue analgesics, as well as NRS scores at designated hours, will be kept in a statistical evaluation.

QLB Block

Ultrasound-guided transmuscular quadratus lumborum block (QLB) performed at the begining of the surgery with 40 ml of a bupivacaine/lidocaine mixture. Perioperative and postoperative routine analgesic protocol will be performed (consist of intravenous analgesics and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia) with no additional intervention (block) Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization will be performed

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

QLB bLock

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

QLB block will be performed at the begining of surgery under ganeral anesthesia. The convex transducer will be placed in the transverse plane on the flank of the patient cranial to the iliac crest.The 4th lumbar vertebral transverse process, erector spinae muscles, psoas muscles, transverse abdominis muscles, internal and external oblique muscles and the quadratus lumborum muscles will be identified. A 15cm 22G insulated needle will be inserted on the posterior corner of the convex probe. 40 ml of local anesthetic mixture(bupivacaine and lidocaine ) will be administered between the quadratus lumborum and psoas muscles into the fascial plane. We observed the local anesthetic pressing down on the psoas muscle in the ultrasound image.

Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization

Intervention Type: OTHER

Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score will be recorded from 20th minute in recovery room followed by 1.-3.-6.-12.-18.-24.hours. Intravenous meperidine administration at 0.5 mg / kg rescue analgesia was determined in patients with a NSR score of 6 and over in the postoperative collection room. It is planned that the patient will continue to follow the hourly NRS score in ward. Intramuscular diclofenac will be administered in this period if NRS 6 and if it is over, intravenous 0.5 mg / kg meperidine will be administered if NRS score is 6 or more after 2 hours. Salvage analgesic needs and times will be noted in detail, and the use of rescue analgesics, as well as NRS scores at designated hours, will be kept in a statistical evaluation.

Control

Perioperative and postoperative routine analgesic protocol will be performed (consist of intravenous analgesics and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia) with no additional intervention (block) Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization will be performed.

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization

Intervention Type: OTHER

Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score will be recorded from 20th minute in recovery room followed by 1.-3.-6.-12.-18.-24.hours. Intravenous meperidine administration at 0.5 mg / kg rescue analgesia was determined in patients with a NSR score of 6 and over in the postoperative collection room. It is planned that the patient will continue to follow the hourly NRS score in ward. Intramuscular diclofenac will be administered in this period if NRS 6 and if it is over, intravenous 0.5 mg / kg meperidine will be administered if NRS score is 6 or more after 2 hours. Salvage analgesic needs and times will be noted in detail, and the use of rescue analgesics, as well as NRS scores at designated hours, will be kept in a statistical evaluation.

Interventions

Lumbar ESP block

Lumbar ESP block will be performed at the begining of surgery under ganeral anesthesia. A convex ultrasound transducer will be placed in a longitudinal parasagittal orientation 4-6 cm lateral to L4 spinous process. The erector spinae muscles will be identified superficial to the tip of L4 transverse process. The patient's skin will be anesthetized with 2% lidocaine. A 22-gauge 10-cm needle will be inserted using an out-plane superior-to-inferior approach to place the tip into the fascial plane on the deep (anterior) aspect of erector spinae muscle. The location of the needle tip will be confirmed by visible fluid spread lifting erector spinae muscle off the bony shadow of the transverse process. A total of 40 mL of bupivacaine/lidocaine mixture will be injected.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

QLB bLock

QLB block will be performed at the begining of surgery under ganeral anesthesia. The convex transducer will be placed in the transverse plane on the flank of the patient cranial to the iliac crest.The 4th lumbar vertebral transverse process, erector spinae muscles, psoas muscles, transverse abdominis muscles, internal and external oblique muscles and the quadratus lumborum muscles will be identified. A 15cm 22G insulated needle will be inserted on the posterior corner of the convex probe. 40 ml of local anesthetic mixture(bupivacaine and lidocaine ) will be administered between the quadratus lumborum and psoas muscles into the fascial plane. We observed the local anesthetic pressing down on the psoas muscle in the ultrasound image.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization

Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score will be recorded from 20th minute in recovery room followed by 1.-3.-6.-12.-18.-24.hours. Intravenous meperidine administration at 0.5 mg / kg rescue analgesia was determined in patients with a NSR score of 6 and over in the postoperative collection room. It is planned that the patient will continue to follow the hourly NRS score in ward. Intramuscular diclofenac will be administered in this period if NRS 6 and if it is over, intravenous 0.5 mg / kg meperidine will be administered if NRS score is 6 or more after 2 hours. Salvage analgesic needs and times will be noted in detail, and the use of rescue analgesics, as well as NRS scores at designated hours, will be kept in a statistical evaluation.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Hip joint and proxiaml femur surgery, ASA 1-2-3

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient refusal
• Contraindications to regional anesthesia
• Known allergy to local anesthetics
• Bleeding diathesis
• Use of any anti-coagulants
• Inability to provide informed consent
• Severe kidney or liver disease
• Inability to operate PCA system
• Patient with psychiatric disorders

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Maltepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Asst. Prof. Serkan Tulgar, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Serkan Tulgar, Ass Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maltepe University Faculity of Medicine

Locations

Maltepe University faculty of medicine

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Tulgar S, Selvi O, Senturk O, Ermis MN, Cubuk R, Ozer Z. Clinical experiences of ultrasound-guided lumbar erector spinae plane block for hip joint and proximal femur surgeries. J Clin Anesth. 2018 Jun;47:5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2018.02.014. Epub 2018 Mar 6. No abstract available.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 29522966 (View on PubMed)

He J, Zheng XQ, Luo CH, Huang ZX, He WY, Wang HB, Yang CX. [Effects and safety of quadratus lumborum block in analgesia after hip arthroplasty]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2018 Feb 27;98(8):565-569. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.08.002. Chinese.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 29534382 (View on PubMed)

Ueshima H, Yoshiyama S, Otake H. RETRACTED: The ultrasound-guided continuous transmuscular quadratus lumborum block is an effective analgesia for total hip arthroplasty. J Clin Anesth. 2016 Jun;31:35. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.12.033. Epub 2016 Mar 22.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 27185672 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Lumbar ESP vs QLB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id