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Erector Spinae Regional Anesthesia for Pain Control

Early Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Pain Management
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05794828
Lead Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Brief Summary

Interventional study to use erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on diagnoses of posterior or lateral rib fractures, vertebral fractures, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, renal colic, and back pain for multimodal pain therapy to determine its assistance with pain relief as well as the patient's use of opiates after block completion

Detailed Description

Patients with the listed diagnoses will be offered and then consented for an ESPB under ultrasound guidance. They will rate their pain before and 30 minutes after the procedure using the ordinal categorical data on a numeric pain scale. Total patient opiate use will be gathered up to 8 hours after block completion.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Posterior/lateral rib or vertebral fractures
  • Pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer
  • Renal colic
  • Back pain
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Unstable vitals
  • Infection or open wound over insertion site
  • Prior allergic reaction to local anesthetic
  • Pregnant females
  • Patients <18 years old
  • Altered mentation
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESP) administrationBupivacaine InjectionPatients with the listed diagnoses will be offered and then consented for an ESPB under ultrasound guidance.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain Scale RatingBaseline to study procedure end (approximately 30 minutes)

Change in pain scale rating assessed by the participants on a scale from 0-10 with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating the most severe pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Crozer Chester Medical Center

🇺🇸

Upland, Pennsylvania, United States

University Hospital

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Baylor Scott & White

🇺🇸

Temple, Texas, United States

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