Early and late back pain following paramedian and midline approches of Epidural Anesthesia

Phase 3

• Conditions: Dorsalgia, unspecified; Condition 1: Acute and chronic back pain. Condition 2: Backache NOS.; Other dorsalgia

• Registration Number: IRCT2014042717455N1
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria;
Lower limb orthopedic surgery;
plan: epidural anesthesia;
Age 18-65;
Exclusion criteria;
Patient dissatisfaction;
History of musculo-skeletal disease;
History of chronic back pain;
History of psychiatric problems which might interfere with pain assessment;
History of chronic use of pain killer drugs (steroids, NSAIDS);
Addiction to opioid and psychoactive drugs

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ow back pain after epidural anesthesia. Timepoint: 1 week and 6 weeks after the procedure. Method of measurement: ask from patients by phone.;Time to get to epidural space. Timepoint: while the procedure is beeing done. Method of measurement: chronometer.;Time to insert and fix epidural catheter. Timepoint: while the procedure is beeing done. Method of measurement: chronometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient satisfaction of epdural anesthesia procedure. Timepoint: Just after the epidural anesthesia procedure performed. Method of measurement: Asking from patients.