Erector Spinae Regional Anesthesia for Pain Control
Purpose
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
Condition
- Pain Management
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Posterior/lateral rib or vertebral fractures - Pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer - Renal colic - Back pain
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
Study Design
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- N/A
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- Single group open label assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
|---|---|---|
|
Experimental Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESP) administration |
Patients with the listed diagnoses will be offered and then consented for an ESPB under ultrasound guidance. |
|
Recruiting Locations
University Hospital
San Antonio, Texas 78229
San Antonio, Texas 78229
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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.