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New hip pain block could cut opioid use
NCT ID NCT07410000
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special nerve block called Quadro-Iliac Plane (QIP) block can reduce pain and the need for opioids after hip replacement surgery. 100 adults scheduled for hip replacement will be randomly assigned to receive either the QIP block with numbing medicine or a sham block with salt water. The main goal is to see how much morphine they need 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
- levobupivacaine with epinephrine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a better way to manage pain after hip replacement, reducing the need for strong opioids.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study. The block may not provide meaningful pain relief, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 80 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: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-III * Age between 18 and 80 years * Patients scheduled for elective primary total hip arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study * Allergy to local anesthetics or opioids * Known or suspected coagulopathy * Infection at the injection site * History of previous hip surgery * Severe cardiovascular disease * Liver or kidney failure * Pregnancy, suspected pregnancy, or breastfeeding * Severe neurological or psychiatric disorder * Chronic opioid use
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bursa City Hospital
RECRUITINGBursa, 16110, Turkey (Türkiye)
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