Which pain block works best for broken hips?
NCT ID NCT06604806
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two types of nerve blocks—Quadroiliac Plane Block and PENG Block—for pain relief after femur fracture surgery. 52 adults were randomly assigned to receive one of the blocks. Researchers measured pain scores and how much opioid painkiller patients needed in the first 24 hours after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If one block works better, it could improve pain control and reduce opioid use after hip fracture surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 52 patients. Results may not apply to everyone, and individual responses to nerve blocks vary.
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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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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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18 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: * Patients and their relatives have provided informed consent, * Patients aged 18 years or older undergoing femoral fracture surgery, * ASA score of I-III, * No history of bleeding diathesis, * No history of anticoagulant use that contraindicates block application according to guidelines, * No history of neuropathic diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus, * No known allergy to local anesthetics. Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of informed consent from the patient or their relatives, * Development of complications during the surgical procedure, * Need for revision surgery, * Patient\'s desire to withdraw from the study, * Patients under the age of 18, * ASA score of IV or higher, * Patients with a history of bleeding diathesis, * History of anticoagulant use that contraindicates block application according to guidelines, * Emergency surgeries, * History of allergy to local anesthetics, * History of neuropathic diseases, * Inability to comply with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) systems.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Health Science University İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Education and Training Hospital
Istanbul, Istanbul, 34303, Turkey (Türkiye)
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