# A Randomized Trial of Exparel vs Saline in Opioid Reduction of Pain Management Following Lumbar Spine Surgeries.

> **NCT04644796** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Missouri-Columbia** · enrollment: 34 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lumbar Spine Degeneration

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** saline 0.9%
- **DRUG:** Liposomal bupivacaine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04644796
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Missouri-Columbia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-02-10
- **Primary completion:** 2022-06-13
- **Final completion:** 2022-06-13
- **Target enrollment:** 34 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04644796

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04644796, "A Randomized Trial of Exparel vs Saline in Opioid Reduction of Pain Management Following Lumbar Spine Surgeries.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04644796. Licensed CC0.

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