Comparing pain relief methods for back surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial compares three different ways to manage pain during and after back surgery (lumbar fixation). The goal is to find which approach provides better pain relief and recovery.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for lumbar fixation surgery, a type of back surgery, under general anesthesia.
- You are between the ages of 18 and 65.
- You are healthy or have only a mild illness that is well-controlled (classified as ASA I or II).
- You have not taken opioid painkillers in the last 48 hours.
- You do not smoke or drink alcohol.
- You do not have dry mouth or a condition affecting saliva flow, and no infectious disease spread through saliva.
- You are able to use a PCA pump to manage your own pain medication after surgery.
- You do not have an allergy to local anesthetics.
- You agree to take part in the study.
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