Femoral Nerve Block for Femur Fracture Repair in Pediatrics

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Traumatic Femur Fracture

In brief

The purpose of this study is to prospectively compare post-operative pain relief in pediatric patients undergoing traumatic femur fracture repair who have received either a femoral nerve block with a lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block or a standard anesthetic for analgesia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01759407

Run by

Nationwide Children's Hospital

People needed

19

Starts

2013-05-01

Expected to finish

2016-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-25

Who can join

Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II
• Weight greater than or equal to 10kg
• Presenting for repair of traumatic femur fracture

You may not qualify if…

• ASA physical status > II
• Co-morbid diseases (cardiac, pulmonary, neurological disease)
• Patients having concomitant procedures
• Abnormal neurovascular examination in the injured leg
• Presence of vascular compromise in the affected lower extremity
• Mechanism of sustained injury via crush injury
• Use of therapeutic dose anticoagulants or presence of a bleeding disorder

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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