Comparison of pain relief after surgery for lower back pain of a block named modified plain thoraco-lumbar interfascial plane block (TLIP) Vs modified thoraco lumbar interfascial plane block with a drug called dexmedetomidine as adjuvant in patients undergoing lumbar disc surgeries.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: M512- Other thoracic, thoracolumbar andlumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/12/048350
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Patients undergoing lumbar disc surgeries
2)ASA grade I-III
3)Age group 18-70 years for patients scheduled for lumbar disc surgeries
Exclusion Criteria
1)Patient refusal
2)Previous lumbar spine surgery
3)Extensive lumbar spine surgeries like large tumor excisions, scoliosis correction or more than 2 level spine fixations.
4)BMI > 35
5)History of opioid tolerance
6)Contraindications to regional technique, eg- local infection, systemic infection, coagulopathy.
7)Allergy to any drugs used in the study
8)Pregnancy or lactation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess total opioid consumption -Intraopertive plus total fentanyl consumption with patient controlled analgesia in postoperative period. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Intraopertive plus postoperative period until 24 hours. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of drug related side effects in both groups <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Intraoperative and Postoperative period until 24 hours;Intraoperative hemodynamics- response to surgical incisionTimepoint: Intraoperative period;Overall patient satisfaction scoreTimepoint: Intraopertive plus postoperative period until 24 hours.;Postoperative pain- Visual analog score at rest and on movement/coughingTimepoint: Postoperative period until 24 hours.;Time to first analgesic requirement after surgeryTimepoint: Postoperative period until 24 hours.