New anesthesia approach may boost recovery in elderly spine surgery patients
NCT ID NCT05247177
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a combination of different anesthesia drugs can improve recovery for people aged 60 and older having lower back fusion surgery. About 100 participants were randomly assigned to receive either standard or multimodal general anesthesia. The researchers measured recovery quality, confusion after surgery, and long-term pain to see if the new approach helps.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: 1\. patients with ages at least 60-year undergoing elective lumbar spine surgery Exclusion: 1. A history of dementia 2. Impaired liver function, eg. AST or ALT \>100; liver cirrhosis \> Child B class 3. Impaired renal function, cGFR\< 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 4. Cardiac dysfunction, such as heart failure \> NYHA class II
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan