Erector Spinae Plane Block in Lumbar Spinal Fusion

NCT ID: NCT04904575

Last Updated: 2025-11-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

130 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-03

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to observe or not a reduction in the consumption of morphine within 72 hours of the realization of an erector spinae plane block when preparing for a lumbar spinal fusion.

Detailed Description

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Posterior lumbar spine surgery is surgery described by patients as painful. For this type of surgery, lumbar spinal fusion, especially because of greater exposure, is more painful than simple surgeries to release the lumbar canal or to cure a herniated disc. However, the improvement of implants and techniques, as well as the change in the habits of surgeons, means that this lumbar spinal is on the increase (+ 65%). The management of postoperative pain is a priority for anesthesiologic teams with a goal to improved rehabilitation after surgery.

Multimodal analgesia, already recognized for other surgeries, is one of the keys to success, combining oral analgesics and regional local anesthetics.

The recourse to the realization of a erector spinae plane block was described for the first time in 2016, it is described as not presenting any particular risk, simple to apply and having a satisfactory analgesia action. However, this process is little described in the context of spine surgery and even less in the context of randomized controlled trials. On the other hand, no study has evaluated the effectiveness of spinal block as part of an Enhanced Rehabilitation After Surgery (RAAC) program.

At the Clinique Saint Jean Sud de France, the management of spine surgeries is part of an Improved Rehabilitation After Surgery (RAAC) process. Patients benefit from multidisciplinary preoperative information and perioperative management promoting early mobilization and postoperative rehabilitation.

It seemed relevant to carry out a randomized, controlled, double-blind study to evaluate the consumption of postoperative morphine during the 72 hours following a lumbar spinal fusion.

The studied process will be the realization of a ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block.

The realization of the erector spinae plane block is carried out as part of lumbar spinal fusion surgery on 1 or 2 levels.

As part of this study, 130 patients will be randomized into 2 arms: one arm receiving the anesthetic and another arm receiving the placebo. As the study is double blind, both arms will benefit from the same procedure. Patients in the block arm will receive an injection of levobupivacaine 2.5 mg / ml while the patients in the placebo arm will receive an injection of physiological saline (NaCL 0,9%) in the same proportions.

The data necessary for this study will be collected directly from the patient and from his medical file according to the following schedule: 3h, 4h, 6h, 9h, 12h, 18h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 72h and 1 month after realization of the erector spinae plane block.

Conditions

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Lumbar Spinal Fusion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Block

The "Block" group will be made up of patients who will benefit from an injection of levobupivacaine for the realization of the erector spinae plane block.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Erector spinae plane block

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Procedure : After installing the sleeping patient and identifying the surgical level by the surgeon, the anesthetist will perform the erector spinae plane block. The anesthetist performs an ultrasound to view the spine and erector muscles and identifies the transverse processes of the vertebra involved in the surgery. Once the location has been made, the anesthetist injects the anesthetic product under ultrasound control between the erector muscle of the spine and its anterior fascia, the trajectory of the needle being thus visualized throughout the procedure. The anesthetist bilaterally injects 3ml/kg of solution with a maximum of 30ml injected.

Drug : Levobupivacaïne 2,5mg/ml.

Placebo

The "placebo" group corresponds to the reference group, that is to say that it will consist of patients who will benefit from an injection of physiological serum for the realization of the erector spinae plane block.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Erector spinae plane block

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Procedure : After installing the sleeping patient and identifying the surgical level by the surgeon, the anesthetist will perform the erector spinae plane block. The anesthetist performs an ultrasound to view the spine and erector muscles and identifies the transverse processes of the vertebra involved in the surgery. Once the location has been made, the anesthetist injects the anesthetic product under ultrasound control between the erector muscle of the spine and its anterior fascia, the trajectory of the needle being thus visualized throughout the procedure. The anesthetist bilaterally injects 3ml/kg of solution with a maximum of 30ml injected.

Drug : NaCL 0,9%.

Interventions

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Erector spinae plane block

Procedure : After installing the sleeping patient and identifying the surgical level by the surgeon, the anesthetist will perform the erector spinae plane block. The anesthetist performs an ultrasound to view the spine and erector muscles and identifies the transverse processes of the vertebra involved in the surgery. Once the location has been made, the anesthetist injects the anesthetic product under ultrasound control between the erector muscle of the spine and its anterior fascia, the trajectory of the needle being thus visualized throughout the procedure. The anesthetist bilaterally injects 3ml/kg of solution with a maximum of 30ml injected.

Drug : Levobupivacaïne 2,5mg/ml.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Erector spinae plane block

Procedure : After installing the sleeping patient and identifying the surgical level by the surgeon, the anesthetist will perform the erector spinae plane block. The anesthetist performs an ultrasound to view the spine and erector muscles and identifies the transverse processes of the vertebra involved in the surgery. Once the location has been made, the anesthetist injects the anesthetic product under ultrasound control between the erector muscle of the spine and its anterior fascia, the trajectory of the needle being thus visualized throughout the procedure. The anesthetist bilaterally injects 3ml/kg of solution with a maximum of 30ml injected.

Drug : NaCL 0,9%.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient with medical insurance.
* Patient who received information about study and signes a consent to participate in the study.
* Major patient requiring a lumbar spinal fusion surgery.
* Patient with an ASA score of 1, 2 or 3.

Exclusion Criteria

* Minor patient.
* Patient with morphine intolerance
* Patient with allergy to local anesthetics.
* Patient consuming morphine for more than 3 months.
* Pregnant or breastfeeding patient.
* Patient scheduled for cancer surgery or trauma surgery.
* Patient participating in another interventional study.
* Patient with history of lumbar spinal fusion.
* Patient requiring lumbar surgery without arthrodesis.
* Patient requiring lumbar surgery with inter-lamar or inter-epineal stabilization.
* Patient refusing to sign the consent form.
* Patient for whom it is impossible to give informed information.
* Patient under the protection of justice, under curatorship or under tutorship.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Clinique Saint Jean, France

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Guillaume LONJON, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinique Saint Jean, Saint Jean de Védas

Locations

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Clinique Saint Jean

Saint-Jean-de-Védas, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Julie SOULIER

Role: CONTACT

04 67 61 20 71 ext. +33

Facility Contacts

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Julie SOULIER

Role: primary

04 67 61 20 71 ext. +33

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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LOCAL2020-GL01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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