A clinical trial to compare the efficacy of pain relief by nerve block versus narcotics in patients with fractures of the thigh bone

Ultrasound guided femoral nerve block versus intravenous narcotics on pain relief in patients with acute diaphyseal and distal femur fractures - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/06/019860

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: S724- Fracture of lower end of femur Health Condition 2: S723- Fracture of shaft of femur

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided femoral nerve block: 30 mL of 0.3% Ropivacaine will be injected around the femoral nerve under ultrasound guidance Control Intervention1: Intravenous narcotics: Titrat

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with acute isolated diaphyseal and distal femur fractures presenting to the Emergency Department

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - With contraindications/hypersensitivity to Ropivacaine/Morphine - Neurovascular compromise of the injured lower limb - In whom visual analog scale cannot be assessed - With other injuries

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain score by Visual analogue scaleTimepoint: At presentation and at 5, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes after intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVishwanath B

JIPMER

drdeepsharma@yahoo.com9489146554

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026