NCT06600061

Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block as an Opioid Sparing Technique for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Pediatric Patients With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block as an Opioid Sparing Technique for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Pediatric Patients With Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of bilateral erector spinae plane block as an opioid-sparing technique for selective dorsal rhizotomy in pediatric patients with spastic cerebral palsy.

Detailed description

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability affecting children. Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a neurosurgical procedure that permanently reduces lower limb spasticity in children with CP by selectively targeting and removing sensory rootlets with aberrant activity. Postoperative pain is often distressing for patients and their families and can result in complications, delayed participation in therapy, and poor functional recovery. Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a newly described interfascial plane block. ESPB is effective on both visceral and somatic pain.

Conditions

• Erector Spinae Plane Block
• Opioid
• Sparing
• Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
• Pediatric
• Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Erector Spinae Plane Block	Patients will receive erector spinae plane block after induction of anesthesia.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-17
• Primary completion: 2025-10-15
• Completion: 2025-10-15
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2025-11-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt