Status:
COMPLETED
Ultrasound Guided Pain Control Versus Standard Treatment in Emergency Department HIP Fracture Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Antonios Likourezos
Collaborating Sponsors:
Emergency Medicine Foundation
Conditions:
Hip Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Hip Fracture (HFx) is a painful injury that is often treated in the Emergency Department (ED) with intravenous opiates. However, this class of medications may cause deleterious side effects. An altern...
Detailed Description
Hip fracture (HFx) is a painful orthopedic emergency that commonly presents to the Emergency Department (ED). There are approximately 320,000 HFx diagnosed annually in the United States, with this num...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English speaking patients
- ≥18 years of age
- radiographic evidence of hip fracture
- Patients must be awake, alert and oriented to time, place and person.
- pain score of ≥ 5 in 10 point scale.
Exclusion
- cognitive deficits
- allergic to amide-type local anesthetic or morphine
- more injuries than just hip fracture.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01904071
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2010
Last Update
June 6 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11219