Testing numbing medicine for spine surgery
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This trial is testing a numbing medicine placed near the spine (erector spinae block) during lumbar spine fusion surgery. It aims to see if it helps control pain and may reduce the amount of anesthetic needed during the procedure.
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Who can take part
- You are between 21 and 75 years old
- You are having lumbar spine fusion surgery on 3 or fewer vertebrae
- You can walk without help before surgery
- You do not have severe kidney or liver disease
- You are not allergic to the study medicines (ropivacaine, dexmedetomidine, or iohexol)
- You are not taking strong painkillers (30 mg or more of morphine daily) and are not pregnant
- You have not had previous lumbar spine surgery or cancer that spread to the spine
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