U.S., Oct. 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07892859) titled 'Liposomal Bupivacaine Fascia Iliaca Block for Perioperative Sleep Quality in Elderly Patients With Intertrochanteric Fracture' on Oct. 18.
Brief Summary: Older adults with hip fracture often experience severe pain before and after surgery. This pain can cause anxiety and poor sleep, and may increase the risk of postoperative delirium (sudden confusion after surgery). A fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) is an injection of numbing medicine near the hip nerves that relieves pain, but standard numbing medicines only last about 8 to 12 hours. Liposomal bupivacaine is a long-acting form of a numbing medicine that may relieve pain for...