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The effect of sonography in femoral nerve block

Comparison of some parameters related to pain in patients with proximal femur fractures in both femoral nerve block methods using ultrasound guide and neural stimulation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015030221289N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2015-12-02
Start date
2014-06-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Proximal femoral fracture. Fracture of femur

Interventions

Intervention 1: Femoral nerve block with ultrasound, 20 ml of 1% lidocaine, intravenous morphine simultaneously with 0.1 mg/kg morphine. Intervention 2: Femoral nerve block with nerve stimulation, 20
Treatment - Other
Femoral nerve block with ultrasound, 20 ml of 1% lidocaine, intravenous morphine simultaneously with 0.1 mg/kg morphine
Femoral nerve block with nerve stimulation, 20 ml of 1% lidocaine, intravenous morphine simultaneously with 0.1 mg/kg morphine

Sponsors

Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: all the patients with proximal femoral fracture aging between 18-80 years old. Exclusion criteria: patients with contraindications for administration of local anesthetics or opioids; lack of ability to respond to Visual Analog Scale for pain; patients with cognitive disorder or GCS below 15; having a history of old fracture or metallic device in femur; addiction to opioids, chronic heart and lung disease; diabetes; coagulopathy; lack of response to local anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain scale in femoral nerve block. Timepoint: 0, 5, 15, 30 and 60 minutes after femoral nerve block. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of procedure of local block, time of beginning of effect of local anesthesia after injection, the rate of success, duration of block, the amount of morphine. Timepoint: At the beginning and 60 minutes after the nerve block. Method of measurement: Monitor and measure.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAkram Rohani Marvasti

Ahvaz, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

info@ajums.ac.ir+98 61336754360

Outcome results

None listed

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