Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block in Acute and Chronic Pain Management in Hip Fracture Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Hip Pain
• Interventions: Drug: Fascia iliaca compartment block; Drug: Placebo; Drug: Ropivacaine; Device: ultrasound

• Registration Number: NCT02479828
• Lead Sponsor: Asklepieion Voulas General Hospital

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effect of fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) in the management of acute post -surgical pain in hip fracture patients and in the appearance of chronic post -surgical hip pain, by means of von Korff Graded Chronic Pain Scale -modified for hip pain in Greek.

Half of the patients will not receive fascia iliaca compartment block.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-06
• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-23
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-24
• Primary Completion: 2018-01
• Study Completion: 2018-01
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 198

Inclusion Criteria

• ASA I-III (American Society of Anesthesiologists classification)
• intertrochanteric fractures
• fractures of femoral neck

Exclusion Criteria

• existing pain in hip Joint to be operated
• cognitive or mental disorder
• administration of analgesic drugs prior surgery
• contraindications of spinal anesthesia
• refusal to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB)	Fascia iliaca compartment block	Under ultrasound guidance performing fascia iliaca compartment block, in which 40 ml ropivacaine 0,5% are injected under the fascia iliaca.
Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB)	ultrasound	Under ultrasound guidance performing fascia iliaca compartment block, in which 40 ml ropivacaine 0,5% are injected under the fascia iliaca.
Placebo (not FICB)	Placebo	Half of the patients will not receive FICB
Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB)	Ropivacaine	Under ultrasound guidance performing fascia iliaca compartment block, in which 40 ml ropivacaine 0,5% are injected under the fascia iliaca.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Chronic postsurgical pain after hip fracture surgery	6 months	3 and 6 months after surgery the patient or patient's relative will be asked on telephone to complete Von Korff Graded Chronic scale modified for hip pain
Acute postsurgical pain after hip fracture surgery	48 hours	Acute pain will be evaluated using the Numeric Rating Scale- NRS (0=no pain, 10= Extremely strong pain) at rest and in motion.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Asklepieion General Hospital; 🇬🇷 Athens, Voula, Greece