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Fascia Iliaca Block in the Emergency Department for Analgesia After Femoral Neck Fracture

NCT02433548 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2016-09-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Femoral neck fracture is very common in the elderly and can produce severe to moderate pain. As this pathology is not life-threatening, waiting time in the emergency department may be prolonged due to the high number of unforeseen cases with patients remaining in pain.

Fascia iliaca block consists of injecting local anaesthetics below the fascia iliaca, resulting in the anaesthesia of the femoral, the lateral cutaneous and the obturator nerves, with effective analgesia.

Conditions

  • Femoral Neck Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Fascia iliaca block

injection of 30 mLs below the fascia iliaca

PROCEDURE

Sham injection

subcutaneous of 5 cc of normal saline

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eric Albrecht, MD · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-08-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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