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Postoperative pain and discharge time after open reduction of femur fracture under spinal anesthesia and comparison with general anesthesia

Comparison of spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia on postoperative pain and patient discharge time in open femur fractured surgeries

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016052412123N5
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-06-06
Start date
2016-01-20
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

Fracture of neck of femur. Pertrochanteric, Intertrochanteric & Terochantric fracture

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: or general anesthesia group, premedication with 1.5 microgram/kg and midazolam 0.05 microgram/kg, Induction with thiopental Na 5 mg/kg and muscle relaxation with 0.4 mg/
Treatment - Drugs
Treatment - Other
Control group: or general anesthesia group, premedication with 1.5 microgram/kg and midazolam 0.05 microgram/kg, Induction with thiopental Na 5 mg/kg and muscle relaxation with 0.4 mg/kg atracurium. M
Intervention group: after justification and consent in a sterile situation a 25 gauge spinal needle will be inserted in subarachnoid space from L3-L4 intervertebral space. After injection of 2ml of 0.

Sponsors

Deputy of research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion: male and female with 18-65 years old, open reduction and internal fixation of femur fractures(neck, subtrochanteric and intertrochanteric) Exclusion: Patient's refusal, drug abuse, history of anticonvulsive or antidepresive medication, surgery or anesthesia complications

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative pain. Timepoint: at the end of recovery and then every 4 hours up to 24 hours(before pethidine injection). Method of measurement: 0-10 Numerical pain rating scale( NPS ).;Discharge time. Timepoint: End of surgery to discharge from hospital. Method of measurement: hour.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Total dose of pethidine. Timepoint: dose and time of each pethidine injection in recovery and in orthopedia ward in first postoperative day. Method of measurement: Milligram in first postoperative day.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactJavad Nourian MD

Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

javadnourian@gmail.com+98 23 3234 2001

Outcome results

None listed

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