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NCT ID: NCT03846102 Terminated - Pain Clinical Trials

MORphine Use in the Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block With UltraSound

MORFICUS
Start date: January 28, 2019
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

Appropriate management of analgesia for proximal femoral fractures is a common problem in the emergency department (ED). Side effects from morphine usage such as nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression, sedation, and obstipation are especially pronounced in elderly. Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) holds promise as a simple and safe, and effective alternative method to reduce pain. Local anaesthetic injected in the anatomic space underlying the fascia iliaca, spreads to block the nerves traversing it. This regional anaesthesia includes the femoral nerve. Previous studies in the ED showed promise but lacked blinding, involved low numbers of subjects, or did not use ultrasound localisation of the injection site. The latter is becoming common practice. In this randomised placebo controlled trial the FICB with ultrasound localisation of injection of levobupivacaïne will be compared to the FICB with placebo. It aims to prove that less morphine is used in the intervention group. Other research parameters are pain scores and minor adverse events related to morphine use.