Smallest effective steroid dose for spine surgery pain
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Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests whether a very small amount of a steroid (betamethasone) placed around the surgical cut can help control pain after spine surgery. It aims to find the lowest dose that still works well, so patients may need fewer painkillers and recover more comfortably.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You are scheduled for spine surgery (neck, upper back, or lower back) that involves no more than three bones.
- You are generally healthy (classified as ASA I or II by your anesthesiologist).
- You have never had spine surgery before.
- You do not have diabetes, take steroids, or abuse drugs or alcohol.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you have no known allergies to the medicines used (ropivacaine, betamethasone, or opioids).
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