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Nurse Led Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block in the Emergency Department

NCT04145752 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2023-10-30

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of task shifting from anesthesiologists to special trained nurses performing femoral nerve block (FNB) in patients with hip fracture in the emergency department (ED) at Vestfold Hospital Trust (VHT). A sample of nurses (n= 6) will perform ultrasound guided FNB in hip fracture patients (n=25) admitted to the ED at VHT. This cohort will be compared to another cohort of hip fracture patients (n=25). This cohort will follow standard of care where the femoral nerve block is often performed by anesthesiologists. The study is a prospective, controlled randomized trial.

Conditions

  • Hip Fractures
  • Anesthesia
  • Femoral Neck Fractures

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Nurse-led femoral nerve block

The nurse perform a femoral nerve block in the emergency department in patients diagnosed with a hip fracture (x-ray)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College of Southeast Norway

    collaborator OTHER

  • Espen Lindholm

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elin Saga, nurse · The Hospital of Vestfold

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-11
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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