New study tests safer anesthesia for elderly hip fracture patients

NCT ID NCT07358299

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares two spinal anesthesia methods for hip fracture surgery in people over 50. One method uses a single injection, the other uses a tiny tube to give the medicine in smaller doses. The goal is to see if the tube method causes fewer drops in blood pressure and related problems like confusion or kidney injury. About 216 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and followed for up to 24 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Bupivacaine (spinal anesthetic)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that continuous spinal anesthesia is safer for elderly hip fracture patients, reducing risks like low blood pressure and confusion.

What could go wrong

This is a Phase 4 trial, but it's not yet recruiting. The benefits may not be large enough to change standard practice, and the catheter technique carries its own infection or nerve injury risks.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hip fracture

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Professor A. Gruca Teaching Hospital, Konarskiego 13 street

    Otwock, 05-400, Poland

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  • National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Wołoska 137 street

    Warsaw, 02507, Poland

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