Quadratus Lumborum Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty

Enrolling by invitation · Early Phase 1 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative

In brief

The quadratus lumborum (QL) block is a fascial plane block that has been described to provide analgesia from T7-L3 dermatomes. The investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy of QL blocks in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05247255

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

80

Starts

2022-03-29

Expected to finish

2027-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult subjects undergoing elective primary total hip arthroplasty

You may not qualify if…

• patients age < 18,
• documented allergy to local anesthetic
• presence of peripheral neuropathy
• patients with current long term opioid use defined as receiving an opioid on most days in a 90 day period
• patients with a contraindication to spinal and regional anesthesia such as coagulopathy or infection at the site of the regional technique.

Where it is running

• UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica — Santa Monica, California, United States

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