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CompletedNCT04648332Updated Dec 1, 2020

Compartment Psoas Block Efficacy and Safety

An interventional study of Bupivacaine Hydrochloride in Femur Fracture, sponsored by Bogomolets National Medical University. Completed at 1 site in Ukraine. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-01.

Sponsored by Bogomolets National Medical University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2018, registered Sep 2020).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
90
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of the prolonged compartment psoas block for analgesia and anesthesia for femur surgery in the elderly

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A randomized controlled trial was conducted from January 2018 to August 2019 at the Into-Sana Medical Center (Odessa, Ukraine). The study design was approved by the Ethical Committee at Bogomolets National Medical University. Patients who planned osteosynthesis of the proximal femur and who met the inclusion criteria were randomized to 3 study groupsThe aim of our study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of different techniques of perioperative anaesthesia and anaesthesia in patients with fractures of the proximal femur: general anaesthesia and systemic analgesia, neuraxial (spinal) anaesthesia, compartment psoas block in combination with a sciatic nerve block. Patients in group 1 underwent catheterization of the lumbar plexus from the posterior access on admission to the hospital and began analgesia with bupivacaine 0.125% 6-8 ml / h. Intraoperative anesthesia was provided with a bupivacaine bolus of 0.5% 200 mg in a lumbar catheter and a sciatic nerve block with 1.5% 450 mg of lidocaine. Postoperative analgesia was provided with prolonged lumbar plexus block with bupivacaine 0.125% 6-8 ml / h.

Patients in group 2 underwent intraoperative spinal anaesthesia at the level of L3-L4 with hyperbaric bupivacaine 10-15 mg. Patients in groups 1 - 2 receive intraoperative sedation with propofol 1% with a target level of sedation RASS from 0 to -2. Group 3 patients underwent general sevoflurane inhalation anaesthesia with fentanyl infusion for analgesia.

All patients received paracetamol 3g/day and dexketoprofen 75 mg/day during hospitalization. On-demand, nalbuphine 5 mg SC was used for analgesia.

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Conditions studied

  • Femur Fracture

Keywords

  • сompartment psoas block, femur fracture.
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In context

Fractures, Bone

2,261 studies on the registry are indexed under Fractures, Bone; 325 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 90 is above the median of 69 across 1,482 interventional studies indexed under Fractures, Bone.

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Lead sponsor

Bogomolets National Medical University is the lead sponsor of 37 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

-proximal femur fracture

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy and lactation
  • history of opiate addiction
  • traumatic brain injury
  • acute cerebrovascular accident
  • chronic heart failure (New York Heart Association Functional Classification, NYHA, class III-IV)
  • respiratory failure
  • renal failure with decreased creatinine clearance less than 30 ml / min / 1.73 m2
  • hepatic insufficiency class C according to Child-Pugh).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
90 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group 1

    Patients in group 1 underwent catheterization of the lumbar plexus from the posterior access on admission to the hospital and began analgesia with bupivacaine 0.125% 6-8 ml / h. Intraoperative anaesthesia was provided with a bupivacaine bolus of 0.5% 200 mg in a lumbar catheter and a sciatic nerve block with 1.5% 450 mg of lidocaine. Postoperative analgesia was provided by an elongated lumbar plexus block with bupivacaine 0.125% 6-8 ml / h.

    Drug: Bupivacaine Hydrochloride

  • No intervention
    Group 2

    Patients in group 2 underwent intraoperative spinal anaesthesia at the level of L3-L4 with hyperbaric bupivacaine at a dose of 10-15 mg.

  • No intervention
    Group 3

    Group 3 patients underwent general inhalation anaesthesia with sevoflurane with a constant infusion of fentanyl for analgesia.

Interventions

  • DrugBupivacaine Hydrochloride

    compartment psoas block

    Also known as: regional anesthesia, compartment psoas block

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. postoperative nalbuphine consumption during first 24 hours and cumulative during hospital stay

    postoperative nalbuphine consumption during first 24 hours and cumulative during hospital stay

    Time frame: 72 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. ICU length of stay and the total duration of hospitalization

    ICU length of stay and the total duration of hospitalization

    Time frame: 102 hours

  2. number of patients who had severe pain after surgery

    number of patients who had severe pain after surgery

    Time frame: 72 hours

  3. incidence of on-demand analgesia

    incidence of on-demand analgesia

    Time frame: 72 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • Bogomolets NMU
    Kyiv, Ukraine
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References and documents

Publications

  • Cheng SY, Levy AR, Lefaivre KA, Guy P, Kuramoto L, Sobolev B. Geographic trends in incidence of hip fractures: a comprehensive literature review. Osteoporos Int. 2011 Oct;22(10):2575-86. doi: 10.1007/s00198-011-1596-z. Epub 2011 Apr 12. PubMed 21484361 ↗
  • Dixon J, Ashton F, Baker P, Charlton K, Bates C, Eardley W. Assessment and Early Management of Pain in Hip Fractures: The Impact of Paracetamol. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2018 Oct 25;9:2151459318806443. doi: 10.1177/2151459318806443. eCollection 2018. PubMed 30377550 ↗
  • Zhang X, Zhou Y, Chen L, Wang Q, Ni J, Liu L, Hu C, Xu X. Anesthesia and postoperative analgesia during unilateral lower-extremity fracture surgeries using multiple injections through catheters beside the lumbar plexus or sciatic nerve. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2013;9:299-302. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S45053. Epub 2013 Jul 23. PubMed 23901277 ↗
  • Demirel I, Ozer AB, Duzgol O, Bayar MK, Karakurt L, Erhan OL. Comparison of unilateral spinal anesthesia and L(1) paravertebral block combined with psoas compartment and sciatic nerve block in patients to undergo partial hip prosthesis. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2014;18(7):1067-72. PubMed 24763888 ↗
  • Writing Committee for the VISION Study Investigators; Devereaux PJ, Biccard BM, Sigamani A, Xavier D, Chan MTV, Srinathan SK, Walsh M, Abraham V, Pearse R, Wang CY, Sessler DI, Kurz A, Szczeklik W, Berwanger O, Villar JC, Malaga G, Garg AX, Chow CK, Ackland G, Patel A, Borges FK, Belley-Cote EP, Duceppe E, Spence J, Tandon V, Williams C, Sapsford RJ, Polanczyk CA, Tiboni M, Alonso-Coello P, Faruqui A, Heels-Ansdell D, Lamy A, Whitlock R, LeManach Y, Roshanov PS, McGillion M, Kavsak P, McQueen MJ, Thabane L, Rodseth RN, Buse GAL, Bhandari M, Garutti I, Jacka MJ, Schunemann HJ, Cortes OL, Coriat P, Dvirnik N, Botto F, Pettit S, Jaffe AS, Guyatt GH. Association of Postoperative High-Sensitivity Troponin Levels With Myocardial Injury and 30-Day Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. JAMA. 2017 Apr 25;317(16):1642-1651. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.4360. PubMed 28444280 ↗
  • Marufu TC, White SM, Griffiths R, Moonesinghe SR, Moppett IK. Prediction of 30-day mortality after hip fracture surgery by the Nottingham Hip Fracture Score and the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool. Anaesthesia. 2016 May;71(5):515-21. doi: 10.1111/anae.13418. Epub 2016 Mar 4. PubMed 26940757 ↗
  • White SM, Moppett IK, Griffiths R, Johansen A, Wakeman R, Boulton C, Plant F, Williams A, Pappenheim K, Majeed A, Currie CT, Grocott MP. Secondary analysis of outcomes after 11,085 hip fracture operations from the prospective UK Anaesthesia Sprint Audit of Practice (ASAP-2). Anaesthesia. 2016 May;71(5):506-14. doi: 10.1111/anae.13415. Epub 2016 Mar 4. PubMed 26940645 ↗
  • Rowlands M, Walt GV, Bradley J, Mannings A, Armstrong S, Bedforth N, Moppett IK, Sahota O. Femoral Nerve Block Intervention in Neck of Femur Fracture (FINOF): a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2018 Apr 10;8(4):e019650. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019650. PubMed 29643155 ↗
  • Bielka K, Kuchyn I, Tokar I, Artemenko V, Kashchii U. Psoas compartment block efficacy and safety for perioperative analgesia in the elderly with proximal femur fractures: a randomized controlled study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2021 Oct 25;21(1):252. doi: 10.1186/s12871-021-01473-9. PubMed 34696733 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 1, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04648332
Lead sponsor
Bogomolets National Medical University
Responsible party
Kateryna Bielka (Assistant professor at the Department of OF SURGERY, ANESTHESIOLOGY AND INTENSIVE THERAPY OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION, Bogomolets National Medical University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 1, 2020
Start date
Jan 1, 2018
Primary completion
Aug 30, 2019
Completion
Aug 30, 2019
Last update
Dec 1, 2020

Study contacts

Iurii Kuchyn, PhD
study director · Bogomolets National Medical University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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