Clinical Trial: The Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) on Pediatric Pain Management Following Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF) Surgery

U.S., May 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07561827) titled 'The Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) on Pediatric Pain Management Following Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF) Surgery' on April 24.

Brief Summary: This study is being done to better understand the efficacy of an erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in pain management for children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis or Neuromuscular Scoliosis undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion surgery. The study team is trying to find out if receiving the ESPB leads to less pain and less need for pain medication after surgery.

The ESPB involves an injection of a local anesthetic, ropivacaine, into your child's back muscles to help block pain sign...