Fascia Iliaca Blocks and Pre-operative Opioid Requirements in Hip Fracture Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02804542 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified January 2018 by Spectrum Health Hospitals.
Recruitment status was: Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : June 17, 2016
Last Update Posted : January 11, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Hip Fracture | Other: Observational Other: Retrospective review |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Other |
Official Title: | Pre-operative Fascia Iliaca Blocks and Opioid Requirements in Hip Fracture Patients |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 11, 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 2018 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Fascia Iliaca Block Cohort
Prospective patients receiving fascia iliaca blocks A prospective Observational study of Hip fracture patients that are offered fascia iliaca blocks as standard of care in the ED.
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Other: Observational |
Retrospective Control Cohort
No fascia iliaca block performed A retrospective review will be done of hip fracture patients that did not receive fascia iliaca blocks (before fascia iliaca blocks being offered in the ED as standard of care).
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Other: Retrospective review |
- Total Pre-op IV Morphine Equivalents (TIVME) [ Time Frame: From Date of admission until date of surgery, approximately 48 hours ]IV morphine equivalent dosing pre-operatively
- Mean Pre-op Pain Score [ Time Frame: From Date of admission until date of surgery, approximately 48 hours ]Mean patient-reported pain score
- Length of Hospital Stay (LOS) [ Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 5 days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older (Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- low energy femoral neck and pertrochanteric-type hip fractures
- age 65+
- intact cognition upon admission and ability to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- pathologic fractures (tumor)
- high energy fractures
- concomitant fractures besides hip fractures
- chronic home opioid exposure prior to hospitalization
- moderate to severe dementia
- pre-fracture hospitalization
- time from arrival to block >6 hours
- time from arrival to OR <6 hours or >48 hours

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02804542
Principal Investigator: | Matthew Flannigan, MD | ECS |
Responsible Party: | Spectrum Health Hospitals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02804542 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2016-160 |
First Posted: | June 17, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 11, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
fascia iliaca blocks |
Fractures, Bone Hip Fractures Wounds and Injuries |
Femoral Fractures Hip Injuries Leg Injuries |