Nerve block with two medicines for spine fusion recovery
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests a special nerve block (called an erector spinae plane block) with two added medicines—dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone—to see if it can improve pain and recovery after lumbar spine fusion surgery. It may help you need less pain medication and feel better sooner.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for a 1- to 3-level lumbar spine fusion surgery for a degenerative spine condition.
- You are 18 years or older.
- You speak English.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not smoke.
- You have no allergies to local anesthetics or opioid pain medications.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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