A Prospective Analysis of Preoperative Fascia Iliaca Block for Hip Arthroscopy
Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Muscle Weakness | Patient, Pain
In brief
Patients undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery have been shown to have significant post-operative pain that may delay discharge, recovery, and early mobilisation. A pre-operative regional anesthesia technique, the fascia iliaca block may be an effective method for acute post-operative analgesia. This is a prospective, randomized controlled study of the preoperative fascia iliaca block for patients undergoing hip arthroscopy. The enrolled patients will be randomized to receive either a fascia iliaca block with the local anesthetic ropivacaine or to have a sham block. All patients will receive a general anesthetic for the hip arthroscopy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02623361
- Run by
- University of California, San Francisco
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2015-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-12-27
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age at least 18 years old
- American Society of Anesthesia physical classification I - III, scheduled for arthroscopic hip surgery
You may not qualify if…
- Age younger than 18 years old
- Non-English speaking
- Contraindicated for regional nerve block (such as, but not limited to: coagulopathy, infection at site, allergy to local anesthetic)
- Preexisting neurologic deficits of operative limb
- Need for postoperative nerve function test
- Inability to consent due to cognitive dysfunction
- Chronic pain
- Patient refusal.
Where it is running
- Orthopedic Institute — San Francisco, California, United States
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