A Prospective Analysis of Preoperative Fascia Iliaca Block for Hip Arthroscopy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Patients undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery have been shown to have significant post-operative pain that may delay discharge, recovery, and early mobilisation. A pre-operative regional anesthesia technique, the fascia iliaca block may be an effective method for acute post-operative analgesia.

This is a prospective, randomized controlled study of the preoperative fascia iliaca block for patients undergoing hip arthroscopy.

The enrolled patients will be randomized to receive either a fascia iliaca block with the local anesthetic ropivacaine or to have a sham block. All patients will receive a general anesthetic for the hip arthroscopy.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age at least 18 years old

• American Society of Anesthesia physical classification I - III, scheduled for arthroscopic hip surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age younger than 18 years old

• Non-English speaking

• Contraindicated for regional nerve block (such as, but not limited to: coagulopathy, infection at site, allergy to local anesthetic)

• Preexisting neurologic deficits of operative limb

• Need for postoperative nerve function test

• Inability to consent due to cognitive dysfunction

• Chronic pain

• Patient refusal.