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Opioid Sparing Anesthesia in Cervical Spine Surgery

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Pain, Acute
Pain, Chronic
Ketamine
Lidocaine
Analgesia
Pain, Nociceptive
Analgesics
Cervical Spine Surgery
Interventions
Drug: ketamine-lidocaine
Registration Number
NCT05717361
Lead Sponsor
Evangelismos Hospital
Brief Summary

The aim of this double blind randomized study will be to investigate the effect of an opioid-free anesthesia regimen with a mixture of lidocaine and ketamine in the same syringe versus remifentanyl analgesia in cervical spine surgery.

Detailed Description

Cervical spine surgery is associated with medium pain scores and perioperative disability. Ketamine and lidocaine have all proven but varied analgesic effects. High opioid consumption has been associated with multiple side effects.

This double blind clinical trial aims to investigate the possible reduction of opioid use during lumbar spine surgery by administering ketamine and lidocaine. Sixty patients will be randomly allocated into two groups. The control group will receive a continuous infusion of remifentanil, while the Ketamine-Lidocaine (KL) group will receive a continuous infusion of ketamine and lidocaine, during the surgery and shortly after.

Both infusions will be administered blindly. Fentanyl and morphine will be administered to each patient so as to maintain hemodynamic stability and pain relief. The study will eventually compare the need for bolus doses of fentanyl during the surgery and morphine shortly after in each group.

Multiple hemodynamic parameters, analgesic consumption, possible side effects, patient satisfaction and the Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire will be recorded.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patents
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I-III
  • elective spine surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m2
  • contraindications to local anesthetic administration
  • systematic use of analgesic agents preoperatively
  • chronic pain syndromes preoperatively
  • neurological or psychiatric disease on treatment
  • pregnancy
  • severe hepatic or renal disease
  • history of cardiovascular diseases/ arrhythmias/ conduction abnormalities
  • bradycardia(<55 beats/minute)
  • drug or alcohol abuse
  • language or communication barriers lack of informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ketamine-lidocaine (KL) group combination of ketamine and lidocaine in one syringeketamine-lidocaine-
: remifentanil group syringe of remifentanilRemifentanil-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pain score at discharge from Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)at discharge from Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), approximately 1 hour postoperatively

pain score by the use of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at discharge from PACU, ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 means "no pain" and 10 means "worst pain imaginable"

pain score on arrival to Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)immediately postoperatively]

pain score by the use of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) on arrival to PACU, ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 means "no pain" and 10 means "worst pain imaginable"

pain score 3 hours postoperatively3 hours postoperatively

pain score by the use of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 3 hours postoperatively, ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 means "no pain" and 10 means "worst pain imaginable"

pain score 6 hours postoperatively6 hours postoperatively

pain score by the use of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 6 hours postoperatively, ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 means "no pain" and 10 means "worst pain imaginable"

pain score 24 hours postoperatively24 hours postoperatively

pain score by the use of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 24 hours postoperatively, ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 means "no pain" and 10 means "worst pain imaginable"

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
tramadol consumption in the first 48 hours48 hours postoperatively

patients will be followed for cumulative tramadol consumption for 48 hours postoperatively

time to first request for analgesiaduring stay in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), approximately 1 hour postoperatively

the time for the first patient request for analgesia will be noted

sedation at discharge from Post-Anesthesia Care (PACU) Unitat discharge from Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), approximately 1 hour postoperatively

sedation will be assessed with a 5-point sedation scale, where: 1, patient perfectly conscious; 2, patient feels a little drowsy; 3, patient seems to be sleeping but immediately reacts to verbal stimulation; 4, patient seems to be sleeping but slowly reacts to verbal stimulation and 5, patient seems to be sleeping and does not react to verbal stimulation but does react to a stimulus such as shaking or pain

morphine consumption in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)immediately postoperatively

mg of morphine requested during patient PACU stay

satisfaction from postoperative analgesia24 hours postoperatively

satisfaction from postoperative analgesia on a six-point Likert scale with 1 marked as minimal satisfaction and 6 as maximal satisfaction

sedation on arrival to Post-Anesthesia Care Unitimmediately postoperatively

sedation will be assessed with a 5-point sedation scale, where: 1, patient perfectly conscious; 2, patient feels a little drowsy; 3, patient seems to be sleeping but immediately reacts to verbal stimulation; 4, patient seems to be sleeping but slowly reacts to verbal stimulation and 5, patient seems to be sleeping and does not react to verbal stimulation but does react to a stimulus such as shaking or pain

fentanyl requirement during surgeryintraoperatively

dose of required fentanyl intraoperatively to maintain systolic arterial blood pressure and heart rate within the 20% of baseline value

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Evangelismos General Hospital

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Athens, Greece

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