FIB trial: Fascia-iliaca block versus 'three-in-one' block for femoral neck fractures

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Injuries and Accidents; Subtopic: Injuries and Accidents (all Subtopics); Disease: Injuries & Accidents; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Fracture of femur

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16152419
• Lead Sponsor: Bristol Royal Infirmary (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 190

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with radiologically confirmed unilateral fractured neck of femur presenting to emergency department
2. Capacity to consent to participate in study
3. Aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients unable to consent due to delirium, dementia or incapacity
2. Patients with other distracting painful pathology; patients with reduced level of consciousness
3. Patients who present greater than 24 hours post-injury
4. Patients for whom use of local anaesthesia agents is contraindicated
5. Patients who decline to take part in the study
6. Patients who are unable to speak or understand English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain as measured by the Visual Anologue Scale (VAS) score (0 = no pain, 10 = unbearable pain), at 0 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Analgesia consumption: sum quantity of analgesia given within 24 hours of the block, measured at 24 hours post-nerve block<br>2. Hospital length of stay