Nerve block to protect the heart in older hip fracture patients
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study looks at whether adding a nerve block (a numbing injection near the hip) to standard anesthesia can help protect the heart in older adults having hip fracture surgery. It may reduce the risk of heart damage after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You must be 65 years old or older.
- You must have a hip fracture (broken hip) as seen on an X-ray or CT scan, and it must be the only fracture you have.
- Your surgery must happen at least 48 hours after your injury.
- You will receive general anesthesia (completely asleep) or spinal/epidural anesthesia (numb from the waist down) for your surgery.
- You must have at least one blood test result for troponin (a heart damage marker) during your hospital stay.
- You cannot have had a heart attack, acute heart failure, or a severe infection in the week before starting the study.
- You cannot have fractures in other bones or be having surgery on other areas at the same time.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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