U.S., March 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07488832) titled 'Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion in Lumbar Fusion Surgery' on March 16.
Brief Summary: Elective lumbar fusion surgery is associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain and often requires substantial perioperative opioid administration. Excessive opioid use may lead to adverse effects such as nausea, vomiting, sedation, respiratory depression, and delayed mobilization. Intravenous lidocaine infusion has been proposed as part of multimodal analgesia because of its analgesic, antihyperalgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties.
This randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the effect of intraoperative intrav...