Hip Fractures
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is comparing the use of a peripheral nerve block and standard opioid pain medications in pain control in hip fractures prior to surgery. A peripheral nerve block is a procedure that injects numbing medicine around a nerve to help decrease the pain, motion, and sensation around the painful site temporarily. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if peripheral nerve blocks are more effective for pain control than just standard opioid pain medication while decreasing the amount of side effects from opioid medication.
Interventions
PROCEDURENerve Block
This group will receive a nerve block consisting of 20mL of 5mg/mL ropivicanine and 0.1mL of 10mg'mL dexamethasone.
Sponsors
Medical University of South Carolina
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 50 or older, low energy hip fracture, acute hip fracture
Exclusion criteria
* On anticoagulants, hardware present near injection site, preexisting nerve injury.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mean Baseline Pain score on Visual analogue scale at initial encounter | 0-60 minutes | pain is measured 1-10, 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest |
| Mean Change from baseline pain score on the visual analogue scale | 3-8 hours after initial encounter | pain is measured 1-10, 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest |
Outcome results
None listed