Comparison of the post-operative pain relief provided by the administration of either a femoral nerve block or fascia iliaca compartment block at one of two different doses in patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture

Completed

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

• Registration Number: ISRCTN51569968
• Lead Sponsor: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) class I - III
2. Patients able to give written informed consent
3. Patients requiring operative repair of fractured neck of femur
4. Patients aged 18 years and over, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of allergy to any of the medications used in the study
2. Patients with a history of dementia or difficulty in providing informed consent
3. Patients with a history of significant neurological impairment of one or both of the lower limbs
4. Patients with a pathological fracture of the neck of femur
5. Patients suffering from severe hypotension such as cardiogenic or hypovolaemic shock or with a serious cardiac arrhythmia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified