Epidural Analgesia Versus IV Analgesia in Lumbar Spine Fusions
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2015-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
1. Protocol Title - A Comparison of Epidural Analgesia with Standard Care Following Lumbar
Spinal Fusion: A Prospective Randomized Study
2. Purpose of the Study - This prospective randomized study will enroll 200 patients
undergoing elective Lumbar Spinal Fusion at Duke University Hospital. The primary
objective is to determine the effect of epidural analgesia, as compared with standard
care, on post-operative analgesia.
Hypothesis:
The investigators hypothesize that patients undergoing Lumbar Spinal Fusion surgery with
epidural catheter placement will have superior post-operative analgesia compared to patients
undergoing standard care.