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Erector Spinae Plane Block Catheters and Intrathecal Morphine for Hepatic Resection

RecruitingPhase 4Ages 18 Years - anyAllUniversity of California, San Diego
NCT04849455 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

To determine whether the addition of erector spinae plane (ESP) catheters to existing multimodal analgesic regimen with intrathecal morphine provides superior postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing hepatic resection compared with patients not receiving ESP catheters.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * undergoing hepatic resection * Admitting service requests APS consult * \>18 years old and able to provide consent Exclusion criteria: * pregnancy * incarceration * inability to communicate with the investigators and hospital staff * severe hepatic disease * chronic high-dose opioid use (defined as daily use for more than 4 weeks prior to surgery of at least the equivalent of 20 mg oxycodone); * BMI \> 40 kg/m2 * allergy to study medications (lidocaine, ropivacaine)
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What it tests

  • 0.2% ropivacaine local anesthetic continuous erector spinae plane block
  • 0.2% ropivacaine local anesthetic superficially taped continuous erector spinae plane block
  • Spinal Morphine
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Where

1 site
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, United States
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