CompletedNot Applicable

Epidural PCA on Pain Relief After L-spine Surgery

Taiwan209 participantsStarted 2021-06-01

Plain-language summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of epidural patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) on postoperative pain relief after lumbar spine surgeries. The eligible patients received two types of postoperative pain management: PCA and standard pain treatment. Comparisons between the two groups were made in terms of postoperative pain level.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age greater than 60 years
✓. Having lumbar spine surgeries for degenerative spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, herniated intervertebral disc, or osteoporotic spinal fracture with spinal stenosis

Exclusion criteria

✕. Spinal infection (e.g., tuberculosis, epidural abscess, and vertebral body osteomyelitis
✕. Iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid leakage or dura tear during surgery
✕. Spinal tumor or spinal metastasis
✕. Having minimally invasive procedures with the bilateral paramedian approach

What they're measuring

Pain degree

Timeframe: Postoperative day 1, postoperative day 2, postoperative day 3, postoperative day 4, and the day of discharge (up to 1 month)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06316921

SponsorTaipei City Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-12-31

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