Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block for Pain Management in Hip Fracture Patients

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 21, 2021

Primary Completion Date

May 26, 2022

Study Completion Date

May 27, 2022

Conditions
Hip Fractures
Interventions
PROCEDURE

fascia iliaca compartment block, (FICB) (levobupivacaine hydrochloride 0,25% 40 ml)

Land mark technique will be used to perform FICB on the side of the hip fracture. The injection site is one centimetre caudal from the junction between medial 2/3 and lateral 1/3 in the imaginary line between anterior superior iliac spine and ipsilateral pubic tubercle. The goal is to administer local anesthetic in the fascia iliaca compartment.

DRUG

paracetamol 1 gram IV

paracetamol 1 gram IV every six hours, 4 times in 24 hours

DRUG

Rescue analgesic tramadol 100 mg IV if needed

Rescue analgesic, if needed, tramadol 100 mg in 100 ml saline (0,9% Sodium chloride) IV, up to 4 times in 24 hours

PROCEDURE

Sham injection

Sting with blunt needle, (without piercing the skin), same site as fascia iliaca compartment block

Trial Locations (1)

10 000

"Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh", Zagreb

All Listed Sponsors
lead

General Hospital Sveti Duh

OTHER