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PENG Block: Continuous Infusion vs. Programmed Intermittent Bolus in Neck of Femur Fracture
Led by University College Cork · Updated on 2025-07-01
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
92 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Pericapsular Nerve Group Block (PENG) is an effective regional anaesthesia modality in providing analgesia following neck of femur fracture. Continuous PENG techniques, using indwelling catheters and infusions of local anaesthetic, facilitate the continuation of analgesia for a number of days following hip fracture surgery. It is unclear from the published literature whether an optimal strategy of local anaesthetic delivery has been characterized. Similar doses of local anaesthetic agents can be administered by either continuous infusion or timed intermittent bolus. It is unclear whether one dosing strategy is superior to the other in the context of hip fracture analgesia. The study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of both dosing strategies in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
PENG Block: Continuous Infusion vs. Programmed Intermittent Bolus in Neck of Femur Fracture
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- English-speaking
- Over the age of 18 years
- Undergoing hemiarthroplasty for fractured neck of femur
- Able to provide written consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Weighing less than 50 kilograms
- Unable to provide consent due to incapacity
- Pregnant women
- Vulnerable adults under state guardianship
- Pre-existing chronic pain disorders or history of long-term opioid use
- Contraindications to peripheral nerve block such as local site infection, allergy to local anaesthetic, or coagulopathy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Cork University Hospital
Cork, Cork, Ireland, P85 FR62
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Research Team
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Brian D O'Donnell, MBBChBAO MSc FCARCSI MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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