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

Yonsei University32 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Scoliosis

Interventions

Randomly selected patients of the PVB group are performed PVB with 0.2% ropivacaine on both sides.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing mechanical correction Exclusion Criteria: * The subjects who cannot communicate * The subject is a foreigner or illiterate

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain score

visual analog scale (VAS) (0-10)

Time frame: 6 hours after the end of surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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