NCT04945512

Efficacy of Epidural Analgesia in Lower Extremity Osteosarcoma

Efficacy of Epidural Analgesia Initiated in the Preoperative Period in Lower Extremity Osteosarcoma

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this study, the investigators aim to reduce complications in orthopedic malignancy surgeries and to increase the quality of life of patients who will be operated on.

Detailed description

In the preoperative period, the participants will be taken to the block room. The participants will be monitored, standard sedation will be applied. Patients in the first group will be provided with preoperative and peroperative analgesia with an epidural catheter. The second group patient will be get no block. Afterwards, both groups will be operated under similar general anesthesia conditions. A patient-controlled analgesia device will be attached to each group of participants and their postoperative follow-up will be made.

Conditions

• Osteosarcoma
• Analgesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Epidural Analgesia	In the anesthesia preparation room, an epidutal catheter will be placed with a toue needle through the L4-5 spinal space. After induction of general anesthesia, 10 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine will be injected through the epidural catheter.Afterwards, peroperative and postoperative analgesia will be provided with epidural PCA.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-07
• Primary completion: 2022-08-20
• Completion: 2022-09-20
• First posted: 2021-06-30
• Last updated: 2021-11-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)