Influence of Standardized Perioperative Anesthetic, Analgesic Care on Outcome of Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgeries

Penn State Health

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 1

Conditions: Geriatric; Nerve Block; Local Anesthesia; Fractures, Hip

Treatments: Drug: Ropivacaine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06925789

25751

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this voluntary research study is to clarify whether or not a single injection nerve block done before surgery and after surgery nerve block catheter can effectively enhance recovery in elderly hip fracture patients in terms of reduced delirium, reduced length of stay and improved surgical and anesthesia outcomes. Delirium is a serious change in mental abilities. It results in confused thinking and a lack of awareness of someone's surroundings. The disorder usually comes on fast - within hours or a few days. Prolonged hospital stay is one of the risk factors for onset of delirium.

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Undergoing anesthesia for hip fracture surgery.
2. Patients with fracture neck of femur fractures.
3. Geriatric patients. (65 years and older)

Exclusion criteria

1. Non-fracture hip patients
2. non-geriatric patients. (Below 65 years old)
3. Patients not able to consent themselves
4. Non- English-speaking patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Local anesthesia to treat hip fracture in geriatric patients

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Ropivacaine