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A Comparison of Two Pain Control Techniques on Deliruim in Hip Fracture Patients

Stopped: inactivity and unable to complete due to manpower issues

United States0Started 2012-03

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is compare the rates of post-operative delirium between a group of people receiving intravenous (IV) pain control after hip fracture surgery and a group of people receiving a femoral nerve catheter for pain control. Post-operative delirium is confusion that can happen after the deep sleep of anesthesia. AThe hypothesis is that the group receiving the femoral nerve catheter for pain may have a lower incidence of delirium than the group receiveing IV pain medication.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 50 and older * Presenting to Ochsner Main Campus with a hip fracture Exclusion Criteria: * Head trauma as reported in the medical record and/or patient response * High impact fractures as reported in the medical record * Aphasia as reported in the medical record and/or patient response * Deafness, blindness as reported in the medical record and/or patient response * True allergy (not sensitivity or side effects) to local anesthetics or opiates * Pregnant * Inability to complete study activities pre-operatively

What they're measuring

number of participants developing delirium post-operatively

Timeframe: 3 days post-operatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01547468

SponsorLeslie Thomas

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-04-19

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