Which nerve block eases hip fracture pain best? small study investigates
NCT ID NCT06917807
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared two ultrasound-guided nerve blocks—pericapsular nerve group block and quadratus lumborum block—for pain relief when positioning hip fracture patients for spinal anesthesia. 42 adults were randomly assigned to one block. Researchers measured pain scores, need for extra pain medicine, and ease of positioning. The goal is to find which block works better for this specific step.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine (Marcaine)
- What this could lead to
- If one block proves better, it could make spinal anesthesia positioning less painful for hip fracture patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 42 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Pain relief varies by individual.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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21 years and older
- 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: * Adult patients aging \> 21 years of both sexes. * Patients scheduled for fixation of proximal femur fracture under spinal anesthesia. * ASA Physical Status Class I, II or ш. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to participate. * Patients receiving opioids for chronic analgesic therapy. * in ability to comprehend the visual analog scale. * Coagulopathy ( INR \> 1.4, platelets \< 80000/mm3, or bleeding disorder). * Infection at the injection site. * Allergy to local anesthetics. * Polytroma patients ( e.g., concurrent major thoracic/ abdominal injuries) * Severe cardiopulmonary disease (e.g., low fixed cardiac output, NYHA class 3/4). * Neurological disease (e.g., peripheral neuropathy, multiple sclerosis).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams university
Cairo, Abassya, 00202, Egypt
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