Analgesic effects of bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus patient controlled intravenous analgesia in correction surgery for idiopathic scoliosis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing correction surgery for idiopathic scoliosisplanned enrolment
- Participants
- 40 patients
- Planned comparison
- Bilateral ultrasound-guided ESP block vs patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA)
- Primary endpoint
- Resting NRS pain score
- Follow-up
- Within 2 h postoperatively
Methodological detailssuperiority, 1:1 allocation, Secondary outcomes: perioperative opioid consumption, incidence of opioid-related adverse effects, postoperative numerical rating scale (NRS) pain scores on movement
- Superiority
- 1:1 allocation
- Secondary outcomes: perioperative opioid consumption, incidence of opioid-related adverse effects, postoperative NRS pain scores on movement
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
Analgesic effects of bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus patient controlled intravenous analgesia in correction surgery for idiopathic scoliosis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 14 November 2025. doi:10.
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