Status:

RECRUITING

Low Concentration Local Anesthesia Fascia Iliaca Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty

Lead Sponsor:

University of Toronto

Conditions:

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) is a documented option for postoperative analgesia for total hip arthroplasty (THA) surgery. FICB is demonstrated to be effective in terms of analgesia and opioi...

Detailed Description

Significance There are no published prospective randomized controlled trials evaluating LCLA blocks for THA. As THA is the second most frequent type of surgery requiring hospitalization, and has the p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing primary THA in the inpatient setting.
  • Non-pregnant patients older than 21 years of age.
  • Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-IV.
  • No alcohol or drug dependency.

Exclusion

  • Patients undergoing outpatient THA.
  • Chronic opioid use of 30 mg or more of oral morphine equivalent, per day, for the last 2 consecutive weeks.
  • Contraindications for nerve block placement (severe anatomic abnormalities, local or systemic infection).
  • Contraindications for any of the standardized medications used for the study (Mepivacaine, Fentanyl, Dexamethasone, Ondansetron, Acetaminophen, Celecoxib, Hydromorphone).
  • Not submitted to the standardized spinal anesthesia technique.
  • Need to conversion to general anesthesia after the start of the surgery.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 23 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06102811

Start Date

October 23 2023

End Date

December 30 2025

Last Update

June 27 2025

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5