Fascia Iliaca Blocks for Pain Control After Total Hip Arthroplasty

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) is a regional block that anesthetizes the femoral, obturator, and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves around the hip. The purpose of this study is to determine whether FICB can reduce postoperative pain and increase progress with physical therapy after total hip arthroplasty (THA). This randomized, double-blind, clinical trial will randomize patients to receive either a FICB or placebo after THA. The primary outcomes will be pain scores reported by the patient post-operatively.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Henry Ford Health System
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients over the age of 18

• Scheduled for total hip arthroplasty at Henry Ford Hospital

• Epidural anesthesia during surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Known intolerance to local anesthetic or narcotics

• Revision hip surgery