Influence of Lidocaine Infusion on Motor Evoked Potential Thresholds

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of lidocaine infusion on intraoperative neuromonitoring in patients undergoing spine surgery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients undergoing elective cervical or thoracolumbar spine surgery with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring

Disqualifiers

Inability to provide informed consent in English

Pregnancy (based on patient report or a positive test on the day of surgery)

Contraindication to lidocaine

Planned post-operative intubation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Lidocaine in Saline
  • Normal saline

Treatment groups

44 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups