Could a common painkiller disrupt spine surgery monitoring?
NCT ID NCT06792474
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether lidocaine, a numbing medicine, changes the signals used to monitor nerves during spine surgery. 44 adults having spine surgery will get either lidocaine or a placebo. The goal is to see if lidocaine affects the nerve monitor readings, which could help doctors use it more safely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lidocaine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help anesthesiologists use lidocaine safely during spine surgery without interfering with nerve monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 44 participants. It may not show a clear effect, and results may not apply to all spine surgeries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 44 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients undergoing elective cervical or thoracolumbar spine surgery with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent in English * Pregnancy (based on patient report or a positive test on the day of surgery) * Contraindication to lidocaine * Planned post-operative intubation * Current incarceration
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
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