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Postoperative Epidural Analgesia in Spine Fusion Surgery

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What is being tested

0.125% Bupivacaine HCL @ 4-5 ml/h

+ 0.125% Bupivacaine HCL , Morphine sulphate @ 3 mg 3-5 ml/h

+ 0.125% Bupivacaine, Fentanyl 100 mic @ 3-5 ml/h

Drug
Who is being recruted

Neurologic Manifestations+1

+ Signs and Symptoms

+ Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

From 18 to 60 Years
+2 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: December 2007
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Summary

Principal SponsorAssiut University
Last updated: April 25, 2013
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Study start date: December 1, 2007

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

we aim to compare the analgesic effect of 0.125% bupivacaine HCL, 0.125% bupivacaine HCL + Morphine sulphate 3 mg, 0.125% bupivacaine HCL + Fentanyl 100 micro gram both at rest and mobilization maneuvers.

Principal SponsorAssiut University
Last updated: April 25, 2013
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

60 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.


Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 60 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Neurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsPain

Criteria

1 inclusion criteria required to participate
patients undergoing spine fusion surgery

1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Drug addiction. Intraoperative dural tear. Uses of opioids drug for any reason in the previous 48 hours. Mental dysfunction. Spinal fusion for any infectious or malignant causes

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

3 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Active Comparator
0.125% Bupivacaine HCL @ 4-5 ml/h

Group II

Active Comparator
0.125% Bupivacaine HCL , Morphine sulphate 3 mg @ 3-5 ml/h

Group III

Active Comparator
0.125% Bupivacaine, Fentanyl 100 mic @ 3-5 ml/h

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Assiut University Hospital

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CompletedOne Study Center