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Ultrasound guided femoral nerve vs. facia iliaca block

Ultrasound guided femoral nerve vs. fascia iliaca block: A randomized trial of analgesia in femoral injury

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20131226015941N8
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-05-16
Start date
2019-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-08-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Femoral fracture. Unspecified fracture of femur

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Fascia iliaca block will be performed under the real time vision by the ultrasound device (Mindray, 2012, China) and after proper sterile preparations. The block wi
tissue expansion is checked by ultrasound in the time of injection. Intervention 2: Control group: Femoral nerve block is assigned as the control procedure since there have been more research on it an
tissue expansion is checked by ultrasound in the time of injection.

Sponsors

Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients over 18 years of age Patients with proximal femoral fracture Patients with femoral shaft fracture

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of distracting injury Impaired consciousness Hypersensitivity to lidocaine Coagulopathy Sensory deficit in the limbs for any reason Not willing to participate in the study Receiving pain killers before enrollment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain score by numeric rating scale at 20 minutes after the procedure. Timepoint: Twenty minutes after the procedure. Method of measurement: Asking the patient.;Pain score by numeric rating scale at 1 hour after the procedure. Timepoint: One hour after the procedure. Method of measurement: Asking the patient.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Total administered dose of intravenous fentanyl (if administered). Timepoint: After 1 hour from the procedure to the time of disposition. Method of measurement: Recording by the investigator.;Complications of the procedure. Timepoint: From the beginning of the procedure to the discharge of the patients. Method of measurement: Evaluation by the investigator.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmirhossein Mirafzal

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

mirafzal@kmu.ac.ir+98 34 3223 5011

Outcome results

None listed

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