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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/02/062826 [Registered on: 19/02/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/02/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Comparison of femoral nerve block and pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for analgesia in neck of femur fracture surgeries 
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative study of femoral nerve block v/s pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for perioperative analgesia in neck of femur fracture surgeries 
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Aritha Anil Kumar 
Designation  PG resident, department of anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Believers church medical college kuttapuzha p.o thiruvalla 
Address  department of anaesthesia believers church medical college kuttapuzha p.o thiruvalla
room no. 402 resident girls hostel believers church medical college hospital kuttapuzha p.o thiruvalla
Pathanamthitta
KERALA
689103
India 
Phone  7034248553  
Fax    
Email  arithaanilkumark@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Ivan Koshy 
Designation  professor, department of anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Believers church medical college kuttapuzha p.o thiruvalla 
Address  department of anaesthesia believers church medical college kuttapuzha p.o thiruvalla

Pathanamthitta
KERALA
689103
India 
Phone  9539242600  
Fax    
Email  drivankoshy@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Aritha Anil Kumar 
Designation  PG resident department of anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Believers church medical college kuttapuzha p.o thiruvalla 
Address  department of anaesthesia believers church medical college kuttapuzha p.o thiruvalla
room no. 402 resident girls hostel believers church medical college hospital kuttapuzha p.o thiruvalla
Pathanamthitta
KERALA
689103
India 
Phone  7034248553  
Fax    
Email  arithaanilkumark@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Believers church medical college, Thiruvalla  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Believers church medical college 
Address  kuttapuzha po thiruvalla, kerala pin 689103 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Aritha Anil Kumar  Believers church medical college  department of anaesthesia, Kuttapuzha p.o Thiruvalla
Pathanamthitta
KERALA 
7034248553

arithaanilkumark@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Believers Church Medical College Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  femoral nerve block  USG guided femoral nerve block is given using 23 1.5 inch needle and 0.25% bupivacaine with 4mg dexamethasone is injected. The pain is then assessed at 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours  
Comparator Agent  pericapsular nerve group block  USG guided PENG block is given using 23 gauge spinal needle and 0.25% bupivacaine with 4mg dexamethasone is injected.The pain is then assessed at 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age more than 60 years
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I, II, III
Patients undergoing elective proximal femoral nail anti-rotation II (PFNA2) & hemiarthroplasty
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients who refuse consent/lack the capacity to give consent
Patients with extremity amputation, paraplegia, or known neuromuscular diseases
Patients who are disoriented or has neurological impairment
Patient with absolute contraindication to regional anaesthesia
Patients with any known allergies to study drugs
Patients requiring post operative ICU care and mechanical ventilation
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
perioperative analgesic effect is assessed by evaluation perioperative pain using vas score  The pain is then assessed at 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours post block
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Motor Blockade following block is assessed using oxford motor grading.  The pain is then assessed at 6 hours, 12 hours & 24 hours
 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   27/02/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This study is a randomized, double blinded , parallel group trial comparing the perioperative analgesic effect of femoral nerve block and pericapsular nerve group block(PENG)  in patients undergoing surgery for  neck of femur fracture. it is being conducted in India  with a sample size of 100. The primary outcome is pain which is assessed using VAS score. The secondary outcome is motor blockade post block.  
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