Pain relief in hip fracture patients using latest ultrasound technology.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: M848- Other disorders of continuity of bone
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/02/040557
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Rajendra Kumar Sahoo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 40 years and above of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA) I-III with hip fracture scheduled for surgery under spinal anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient refusal to participate
2.Contraindication to Spinal anesthesia or peripheral nerve blocks
3.Patients with significant cognitive impairment
4.Patients on opioids for chronic pain
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method -Visual analogue score (VAS) at rest and on passive 15° limb lifting, 30 min after the block. <br/ ><br> - Ease of spinal positioning (EOSP). <br/ ><br>Timepoint: -Visual analogue score (VAS) at rest and on passive 15° limb lifting, 30 min after the block and it will be noted once and then patient will be taken inside operation theatre for spinal anesthesia. <br/ ><br> - Ease of spinal positioning (EOSP) score while positioning for spinal anesthesia will be noted once. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method -Visual analogue score (VAS) at rest and on passive 15° limb lifting at 3, 6, <br/ ><br> 12 and 24 hours postoperatively. <br/ ><br> -Time to first rescue analgesic (tramadol) request. <br/ ><br> -Total opioid consumption (in mg) in first 24 hours. <br/ ><br> -Patient´s satisfaction. <br/ ><br> -Quadriceps strength at 6, 12 and 24 hours. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: up to 24 hours in the post operative period.