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Conditions
Pain, Acute Postoperative, Renal Stone
Interventions
Active bupivacaine 0.25% via an erector spinae plane perineural catheter, Placebo normal saline via an erector spinae plane perineural catheter
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
San Diego, California
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Chest
Interventions
Ropivacaine 0.25%-NaCl 0.9% Injectable Solution, Ropivacaine 0.2%-NaCl 0.9% Injectable Solution
Drug
Lead sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richmond, Virginia
Conditions
Erector Spinae Plane Block, Lumbar Spine Surgery
Interventions
Bilateral lumbar erector spinae plane block
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Control Group - ESP block with SAP block, Treatment Group - ESP block with SAP normal saline
Drug
Lead sponsor
Anna Uskova
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Completed Early Phase 1 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Blocks

NCT04916691
Conditions
Rib Fractures
Interventions
EPSB for rib fractures, Ropivacaine
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Rochester, Minnesota
Terminated Phase 4 Interventional Results available

Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for Rib Fractures

NCT04558281
Conditions
Rib Fractures, Trauma, Anesthesia, Anesthesia, Local
Interventions
Active ropivacaine 0.3% erector spinae plane perineural administration, Placebo erector spinae plane perineural administration
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Results available

ESP Block for Post Cesarean Analgesia

NCT05664958
Conditions
Cesarean Section Complications
Interventions
Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block, bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension, bupivacaine
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Conditions
Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Bupivacaine, Dexamethasone, Saline
Drug · Other
Lead sponsor
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
46 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

ESP vs QL for Total Abdominal Hysterectomy

NCT04074226
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Erector Spinae Plane block, Quadratus Lumborum Block
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years · Female only
Enrollment
17 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Conditions
Pleural Disease, Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Bupivacaine injection, Placebo, Monitored Anesthesia Care
Drug · Other
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
33 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Lumbar Spondylosis, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Lumbar Spine Instability, Synovial Cyst, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Degenerative Intervertebral Discs
Interventions
Bupivacaine-Epinephrine 0.25%-1:200,000 Injectable Solution plus clonidine, normal saline
Drug
Lead sponsor
John O'Toole
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
125 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

ESP Block in MIS Lumbar Spine Surgery

NCT05856539
Conditions
Patients With Spinal Stenosis Indicated for MIS TLIF
Interventions
Erector spinae plane (ESP) block
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
48 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Dexmedetomidine, Liposomal bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
200 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portsmouth, Virginia
Conditions
Pain Management
Interventions
Bupivacaine Injection
Drug
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Ridley Park, Pennsylvania • Upland, Pennsylvania • San Antonio, Texas + 1 more
Active, not recruiting Early Phase 1 Interventional

ESP/PIF for Sternotomy

NCT04985500
Conditions
Cardiac Surgery, Sternotomy
Interventions
ESP block, PIF block, Ultrasound, Bupivacain
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
225 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Erector Spinae Plane Block, Sham Procedure
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Rush University Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
62 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Surgery
Interventions
IT Injection, ESP Block
Drug
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
116 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
Conditions
Fusion of Spine, Lumbar Region, Anesthesia, Local, Pain, Postoperative, Opioid Use
Interventions
Erector Spinae Plane Block, Subcutaneous Anesthesia
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
66 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions
Back Pain
Interventions
Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block with 0.5% Plain Bupivacaine, Trigger Point Injection (TPI) with 0.5% Plain Bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
76 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
5
States / cities
Jacksonville, Florida • Baltimore, Maryland • Rochester, Minnesota + 2 more
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Chest
Interventions
Ropivacaine 0.2%-Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injectable Solution bilaterally, Ropivacaine 0.2%-Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injectable Solution unilaterally
Drug
Lead sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richmond, Virginia
Conditions
Hepatic Resection, Acute Pain, Anesthesia, Anesthesia, Local
Interventions
0.2% ropivacaine local anesthetic continuous erector spinae plane block, 0.2% ropivacaine local anesthetic superficially taped continuous erector spinae plane block, Spinal Morphine
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
70 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Conditions
Breast Surgery
Interventions
Serratus Plane block (single injection), Paravertebral block (single injection)
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Conditions
Surgical Incision, Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Acute
Interventions
Bupivacaine 0.25%, Normal Saline
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Erector Spinae Plane vs. Paravertebral Nerve Block for Thoracic Surgery

NCT03758261
Conditions
Thoracic Surgical Procedures
Interventions
Paravertebral nerve block, Erector Spinae nerve block
Drug
Lead sponsor
Charles Luke
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania