Opioid-sparing anesthesia for pain after spine surgery in older adults
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a different way of giving anesthesia during spine surgery. The goal is to reduce pain and the need for painkillers (opioids) after surgery, without increasing discomfort.
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Who can take part
- You must be 65 years old or older.
- You must be having spine surgery that involves at least two levels (multiple vertebrae) and requires general anesthesia.
- You must be able to understand and sign a consent form.
- You cannot have severe cognitive or psychiatric conditions that would interfere with participation.
- You cannot have certain heart, brain, or blood pressure conditions, or take certain medications that would be unsafe in this study.
Quick eligibility check
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