Fascia Iliaca Versus Quadratus Lumborum Block for Pain Management in Total Hip Replacement.

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Opioid Requirements in Patients With Traumatic Fracture Hip

Treatments: Procedure: Quadratus lumborum block; Procedure: Fascia Iliaca block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05504525

R118/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Postoperative analgesia is essential for early ambulation of patients with hip arthroplasties as well as decreasing hospital stay time. Fascial plane blocks are emerging as a gold standard for postoperative analgesia instead of opioids and NSAIDs, with all there side effects.

The investigators aim to compare postoperative pain levels and opioid analgesic needs of fascia iliaca block versus quadratus lumborum block in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty under general anesthesia.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients aging between 40-60 years ASA II, III with no known hypersensitivity for local anesthetics

Exclusion criteria

• Patient refusal
• Known allergy to local anesthetics
• Previous femoral artery surgery
• Local infection at the site of injection
• Those on anticoagulation therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Fascia iliaca block for postoperative pain management in hip arthroplasty

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Fascia Iliaca block

Quadratus lumborum block for postoperative pain management in hip arthroplasty

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Quadratus lumborum block