Clinical Trial: Ultrasound-Guided Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Pain Control After Hip Surgery

U.S., Oct. 31 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07906613) titled 'Ultrasound-Guided Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Pain Control After Hip Surgery' on Oct. 25.

Brief Summary: This study evaluated whether an ultrasound-guided pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block could reduce pain and morphine use during the first 24 hours after hip surgery. A PENG block involves injecting a local anesthetic near nerves that carry pain signals from the hip.

The study included 40 adults aged 20-80 years undergoing planned hip surgery under general anesthesia at Cumhuriyet University Hospital. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups of 20. Before surgery, one group received a PENG block with bupivacaine...