Analgesia for Positioning Hip Fracture Patients for Spinal Anesthesia

N/ACompletedNCT02037633

Asklepieion Voulas General Hospital41 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare two analgesic methods performed preoperatively to assist positioning patients for performance of spinal anesthesia, namely fascia iliaca blockade and intravenous fentanyl.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hip Fracture

Interventions

FentanylDRUG

Fentanyl IV

Fascia iliaca compartment blockPROCEDURE

Fascia iliaca compartment block using ropivacaine

ropivacaineDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Hip fracture Exclusion Criteria: * contraindications for central nervous blockade * impaired cognition or dementia * multiple fractures * any previous analgesic administration during the last 12 hours

Locations (1)

Asklepieion Hospital of Voula

Athens, Attica, Greece

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain scores on the Numeric Rating Scale

Time frame: Group A: 5 minutes after intervention (fentanyl), Group B: 20 minutes after intervention (block)

Secondary Outcomes

Duration of spinal anesthesia performance

It will be measured in "minutes", from the start of positioning maneuvers to the spinal needle removal

Time frame: Group A: 5 minutes after intervention (fentanyl), Group B: 20 minutes after intervention (block)

Quality of patient's position

The position will be characterized as "unsatisfactory", "satisfactory", "good" or "very good"

Time frame: Group A: 5 minutes after intervention (fentanyl), Group B: 20 minutes after intervention (block)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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