Femoral Rami Obturator Nerve Trunk (FRONT) Block in Intramedullary Nail Surgery . (FRONT block)

South Valley University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Anterior Hip Analgesia

Treatments: Procedure: Femoral rami obturator nerve trunk (FRONT) block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07268911

ِAIP029-4

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study propose that using femoral rami obturator nerve trunk(FRONT) block may help postoperative analgesia in nail femur surgeries. The technique is relatively new, introducing one needle to target two nerve blocks in the same entry point. The block spare motor fibers of femoral nerve so it may help both early mobilization and effective analgesia, which in turn enhance early recovery and better outcomes.

Full description

Post operative pain levels after hip fracture are high during ambulation and may worsen outcome after hip fracture. Regional anesthesia has shown to facilitate rehabilitation in orthopedics procedures. Many of these regional anesthesia techniques ,such as femoral nerve, lumber plexus, peri capsular nerve group(PENG), fascia iliaca blocks have gained attention for their opioid and some times for motor sparing potential, as well as the ability to provide targeted analgesia for anterior hip joint. Nevertheless the anterior hip joint coverage needs the constant contribution of femoral and obturator nerves to provide adequate pain relieve. In this study patients will receive preoperative femoral rami obturator nerve trunk(FRONT) block , a novel regional anesthesia technique described by Jessen et al., as a promising solution to the long-standing challenge of anesthetizing both the femoral and obturator nerve branches in anterior hip joint for postoperative pain control, addressing a more comprehensive coverage of anterior hip innervation.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• the elderly age≥60 years
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification 1-2
• patients who undergoing surgery for intramedullary nail surgery.

Exclusion criteria

• patient refused to participate and consent
• patients with a history of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, and delirium
• patients with known preoperative infections (pulmonary infection, urinary infection, and sepsis).
• coagulopathy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Block Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

will receive FRONT block

Treatment:

Procedure: Femoral rami obturator nerve trunk (FRONT) block

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

will receive conventional analgesia