Nerve blocks may cut opioid use after hip fracture surgery
NCT ID NCT07676734
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding a specific nerve block (Quadro-Iliac Plane Block or Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block) to standard pain management reduces the need for opioids after hip fracture surgery. About 90 adults having hip fracture surgery under spinal anesthesia will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. The main goal is to see how much tramadol (a painkiller) they need in the first 24 hours after surgery. The study also looks at pain levels, recovery quality, and side effects like nausea.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nerve block (Quadro-Iliac Plane Block or Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block)
- What this could lead to
- If one block works better, it could mean less pain and fewer opioids after hip fracture surgery, leading to faster recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial. The blocks may not provide significant extra benefit over standard care, and nerve blocks carry rare risks like infection or bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged 18 years or older * Patients scheduled for hip fracture surgery under spinal anesthesia * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate * Contraindications to spinal anesthesia * Contraindications to regional anesthesia * Allergy to local anesthetics or study medications * Infection at the injection site * Coagulopathy or anticoagulant therapy precluding regional block * Cognitive impairment preventing pain assessment * Chronic opioid use * Revision surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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