New study aims to find best pain relief for seniors after hip surgery
NCT ID NCT07327892
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will compare three pain management methods after hip surgery in 108 adults aged 65 and older. The methods are a nerve block (PENG block), a local anesthetic injection around the joint (periarticular injection), or both combined. The goal is to see which approach reduces pain and opioid use while helping patients get moving sooner.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block and periarticular injection (local anesthetics)
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could identify the most effective pain relief strategy for older adults after hip surgery, potentially reducing opioid use and speeding up recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (108 participants) comparing existing techniques, so results may not apply to all patients. The study hasn't started yet, and the benefits of combining methods may be small.
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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 108 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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65 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age 65 years or older * Scheduled for elective or emergency hip surgery (e.g., hip fracture fixation or hip arthroplasty) * ASA physical status I-III * Ability to communicate pain intensity using the NRS scale * Written informed consent obtained from the patient or legal representative Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal or inability to provide informed consent * Allergy, intolerance, or contraindication to any study medication: ropivacaine * Pre-existing neurological deficit or neuropathy of the affected limb * Coagulopathy (INR \>1.5, platelets \<100,000/µL) or current therapeutic anticoagulation that contraindicates regional anesthesia * Infection at or near the injection site * Severe hepatic or renal impairment * History of chronic opioid use (daily opioids \>30 days before surgery) * Cognitive impairment or delirium precluding reliable pain assessment * BMI \> 40 kg/m² (if you want to exclude for technical difficulty) * Patients receiving another regional nerve block for hip surgery * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Poznan University of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGPoznan, 62-701, Poland
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