Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blockade as Analgesia for Hip Fractures in the Acute Phase

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00162630

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-13

Start date

2003-05-31

Completion date

2006-03-31

Last updated

2006-09-15

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Conditions

Hip Fracture

Keywords

Hip fracture, pain, regional anaesthesia, analgesia

Brief summary

To evaluate the analgesic potential of an neural blockade (Fascia iliaca compartment) with local anaesthetics in patients with hip fracture immediately after arrival in the emergency department.

Detailed description

Hip fracture patients have severe pain in the acute phase. Traditional analgesic treatment have consisted of intramuscular morphine with its associated side effects. The trial evaluates the Fascia iliaca compartment compared to regular opioid pain therapy in hip fracture patinets immediately after arrival at the emergency department.

Interventions

PROCEDUREFascia Iliaca Compartment Blockade

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Primary hip fracture suspected * able to give informed consent * no substance abuse * no regular opioid therapy * no opioid treatment within the last 6 hours * morphine intolerance * allergies to local anaesthetics

Exclusion criteria

* Fracture ruled out on x-ray

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain relief within 3 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Nausea	—
Pain on transfer	—
Discomfort with block placement	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026