Diakomi 2014.

Study characteristics
Methods	Parallel RCT Approved by the ethics committee and informed consents obtained Site: University of Athens School of Medicine, Greece Data collection: 4‐month period; exact dates not specified Funding: no information Registration: NCT02037633
Participants	41 ASA I to III participants scheduled for hip fracture repair Excluded: contraindications for central nervous blockade, impaired cognition or dementia, multiple fractures, any previous analgesic administration in last 12 hours before surgery Type of fracture: intertrochanteric (60%) or neck (40%) fracture Anaesthetic technique for surgery: spinal block Surgical technique: not stated Mean age: 78 years (range 38 to 94) Percentage female: 78.6% Length of follow‐up: 48 hours
Interventions	Intervention: fascia iliaca block (N = 21) Comparator: no nerve block (N = 20)
Outcomes	Relevant to this review. Pain. Opioid requirement. Participant satisfaction (provided as number satisfied or not). Complications. Not relevant to this review. Quality of positioning for spinal block. Time required to perform spinal block. Haemodynamic variables. Time to first request for analgesics.
Notes	Conflict of interest: no information DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000133 Email sent on 5 January 2020 Sources obtained for risk of bias assessment. Journal article with results of the trial. Non‐commercial trial registry record. Conference abstract about the trial.