The FINOF - Femoral nerve-block Intervention in Neck Of Femur fracture study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hip fracture; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Fracture of neck of femur

• Registration Number: ISRCTN92946117
• Lead Sponsor: ottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2014 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885267 2. 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29643155

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-26
• Study Completion: 2012-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 70 years and over
2. Resident in their own home or warden aided flat
3. Patients who are cognitively intact [as defined by a score of seven or more on the Abbreviated 10 point Mental Test Score (AMTS)
4. A prior fracture New Mobility Score of 3 or more (indicating independent indoor ambulation)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prefracture hospitalisation
2. Contraindications to femoral nerve block analgesia
3. Regular prefracture opioid or glucocorticoid therapy
4. Alcohol or substance abuse
5. Morphine intolerance, and postoperative surgical restrictions for ambulation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified