New pain pump after back surgery could cut opioid use
NCT ID NCT00825422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a continuous drip of numbing medicine into the surgical wound for two days after back fusion surgery could reduce pain and speed recovery better than a placebo. Fifty adults having lumbar fusion for degenerative spine disease took part. The goal was to improve pain control, reduce opioid side effects, and help patients get back on their feet faster.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2009
- Finished
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Aug 2010
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Necessity to use safety contraceptive methods for women who can procreate * Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I, II or III * Patients scheduled to undergo a posterior lumbar arthrodesis on one at three levels treated, * Posterior lumbar arthrodesis is only executed on lumbar degenerative spine, * A written informed consent has to sign by the patient and the investigator before beginning clinical study * Patients affiliated with social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy and breast-feeding * Posterior lumbar arthrodesis exceeding three levels treated, * Posterior lumbar arthrodesis post-traumatic or with neoplastic disorders or with the aim of correcting cord compression, * Epilepsy not controlled through medication, * Preoperative cognitive dysfunction or psychiatric disorders, * Cardiac or breathing dysfunctions, * Preoperative opioid consumption, * Patients who have a known local anesthetic, or morphine or/and acetaminophen allergy, * Lack of understanding about the study or inability to use the patient controlled analgesic device, * Patients protected by the law, guardianship, * Patients who take a share in an another clinical study in the same time,
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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