PENG Block: Continuous Infusion vs. Programmed Intermittent Bolus in Neck of Femur Fracture

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

150

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 28, 2024

Primary Completion Date

January 7, 2026

Study Completion Date

January 7, 2026

Conditions
Hip FractureAnalgesia Post Fracture
Interventions
OTHER

continuous infusion of levobupivacaine

Participants in this arm will receive a continuous infusion of levobupivacaine via a regional anaesthesia catheter placed in the PENG fascial space. The total dose over 24 hours will be equivalent in both arms of the study.

OTHER

Programmed Intermittent Bolus of Levobupivacaine

Participants in this arm will receive a timed pre-set bolus dose of levobupivacaine via a regional anaesthesia catheter placed in the PENG fascial space. The total dose over 24 hours will be equivalent in both groups.

Trial Locations (1)

P85 FR62

RECRUITING

Cork University Hospital, Cork

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University College Cork

OTHER