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Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block for Hip Arthritis

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Michael Charters, MD
Research Sponsored by Henry Ford Health System
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up post operative day one
Awards & highlights

Study 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.

Eligible Conditions
  • Hip Arthritis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~postoperative inpatient stay, which averages approximately two days.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and postoperative inpatient stay, which averages approximately two days. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Averaged Pain Score
Morphine Equivalents Consumed
Secondary outcome measures
Time to Discharge Readiness
Time to Up-and-go
Walking Distance

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Fascia Iliaca Compartment BlockExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
A Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block will be administered in the block room.
Group II: ControlPlacebo Group1 Intervention
The patients will be brought back to the block room, prepped, and a blunt needle will be touched to the skin. A band aid will be applied over the site.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Bupivacaine
FDA approved
Fascia iliaca compartment block
2010
Completed Phase 4
~760

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Henry Ford Health SystemLead Sponsor
300 Previous Clinical Trials
2,099,760 Total Patients Enrolled
Michael Charters, MDPrincipal InvestigatorHenry Ford Hospital
2 Previous Clinical Trials
210 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Fascia Iliaca Blocks for Pain Control After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Michael Charters, MD 2017. "Fascia Iliaca Blocks for Pain Control After Total Hip Arthroplasty". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03375112.
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