Which nerve block is best for hip replacement pain?
NCT ID NCT07232173
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared two types of nerve blocks—PENG and SFIC—for pain control in 100 adults undergoing hip replacement surgery. The goal was to see which block provides faster and better pain relief. Both techniques are used to reduce the need for opioids and improve recovery.
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 procedure (PENG block or suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block)
- What this could lead to
- If one block proves clearly better, it could become the preferred method for managing pain during hip replacement, reducing opioid use and speeding recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Both techniques are already in use, so no major breakthrough is expected.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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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40 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: * 40 years or older * non-pathologic hip fractures * underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) or hemiarthroplasty at Ain Shams University Hospitals * physical status I, II and III according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification. Exclusion Criteria: * pathological fracture * allergy to study drugs. * ASA IV (a patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life) * bleeding tendencies * dementia or any mental disability * having sepsis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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