Status:
COMPLETED
Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blockade as Analgesia for Hip Fractures in the Acute Phase
Lead Sponsor:
Hvidovre University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
IMK Fonden
Conditions:
Hip Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
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 ili...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- Fracture ruled out on x-ray
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00162630
Start Date
May 1 2003
End Date
March 1 2006
Last Update
September 15 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Hvidovre University Hospital
Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650