Efficacy Study of Femoral Nerve Block in Children With a Femur Fracture

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2014-10-08
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of the use of Marcaine in femoral nerve blocks and hematoma blocks for post operative pain relief for femoral shaft fractures in a pediatric population.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• A child with a femoral shaft fracture requiring surgical treatment and the placement of intramedullary nails

• Weight of 30-100 Kg

• Child must be older than 6 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any child that had an open fracture

• A child that has a pain abnormality

• Any child with an allergy to local anesthetic

• Any child with a neurological injury

• Any child with the inability to report pain

• Any child that is unable to use a PCA post-operatively