Effect of Intraoperative Paravertebral Block on Postoperative Pain and Recovery in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Correction for Scoliosis

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Scoliosis

Treatments: Procedure: Paravertebral block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04773509

4-2020-1467

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pain management after scoliosis surgery is challenging for the anesthesiologists. This surgery causes severe postoperative pain and patients undergoing these operations are children or adolescents who are increased pain sensation compared with adults. Therefore, we aim to evaluate whether intraoperative paravertebral block (PVB) decreases postoperative pain in these patients. Thirty-two patients scheduled for mechanical correction due to scoliosis will be divided into PVB (n=16) and control (n=16) groups. Randomly selected patients of the PVB group are performed PVB with 0.2% ropivacaine on both sides. In contrast, PVB are not performed in the control group.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing mechanical correction

Exclusion criteria

• The subjects who cannot communicate
• The subject is a foreigner or illiterate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

PVB group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients of the PVB group are performed PVB with 0.2% ropivacaine on both sides

Treatment:

Procedure: Paravertebral block

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

PVB are not performed in the control group.