An interventional study of Femoral Nerve Block and Fascia Iliaca Nerve Block in Proximal Femur Fractures and Nerve Block Assessment, sponsored by Sahara Medical College Narowal Pakistan. Completed at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-21.
Sponsored by Sahara Medical College Narowal Pakistan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
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Proximal femur fractures are among the most painful orthopedic injuries Adequate analgesia is essential to facilitate positioning for spinal anesthesia, reduce opioid requirements, and minimize related complications. The aim of study to compare the analgesic efficacy of preoperative ultrasound-guided Fascia Iliac Block Versus and Femoral Nerve Block in patients with proximal femur fractures prior to positioning for spinal anesthesia.
36 studies on the registry are indexed under Proximal Femoral Fractures; 6 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 84 is above the median of 68 across 22 interventional studies indexed under Proximal Femoral Fractures.
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The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.
Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
ASA physical status
The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
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Contraindication
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INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)
Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.
Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.
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Platelets
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
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Participants in group-A were 42 which were assigned randomly and Femoral Nerve Block was done before spinal anaesthesia.
Procedure: Femoral Nerve Block
Participants in group- B were 42 which were assigned randomly and Fascia Iliaca Block was done before spinal anaesthesia.
Procedure: Fascia Iliaca Nerve Block
FNB was carried out as follows: the linear probe was kept in a "in line plane" approach to identify the femoral artery under ultrasound guidance. The triangular, hyperechoic femoral nerve was identified as being situated lateral to the femoral artery. The femoral artery was positioned next to an insulated 22 G needle. Once the needle tip was located and a negative blood aspiration was obtained, a little amount of local anesthetic (injection bupivacaine 0.25%) was administered. The remaining drug volume was injected based on weight (0.5 ml/kg) once the local anesthetic distribution was observed
The FICB was administered as described. We found the psoas muscle lateral to the femoral nerve. The iliacus fascia, which extends deep into the fascia Lata, covers it. Consequently, a double pop was felt after inserting the needle until it was between the psoas muscle and the fascia iliaca. As with the previously described method, 1 mL of the local aesthetic solution was injected, and following a negative blood aspiration, the medication disseminated beneath the fascia iliaca.
Pain Control
In patients with proximal femur fractures pain assessment was done baseline before blocks and at five minutes after blocks administration. Pain control assessment was done based on Visual Analogue Scale from 0-10.
Time frame: 05 minutes
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Ran from Jan 2026 to primary completion in Jun 2026, 5 months.
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