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Study characteristics
Methods	Parallel RCT Approved by the ethics committee and informed consents obtained Site: University Hospital, East Meadow, NY, USA Data collection: February 2017 to February 2019 Funding: departmental/institutional Registration: no information
Participants	47 participants ≥ 60 years of age diagnosed with acute fracture of the femoral neck, intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric region of the femur Excluded: dementia, periprosthetic or pathological hip fracture, incarcerated patient, history of complex regional pain syndrome, history of opioid abuse, current opioid use, chronic pain Type of fracture: femoral neck (25.5%), intertrochanteric (66%), or subtrochanteric (8.5%) Anaesthetic technique for surgery: spinal block or general anaesthesia Surgical technique: cephalomedullary nail (≅ 70%), closed reduction percutaneous pinning (≅ 2%), dynamic hip screw (≅ 6%), hemi‐arthroplasty (≅ 19%), or total hip arthroplasty (≅ 2%) Mean age: not stated (range not stated) Percentage female: 70% Length of follow‐up: 72 hours after surgery
Interventions	Intervention: fascia iliaca compartment block (N = 23) Comparator: no nerve block (N = 24)
Outcomes	Relevant to this review. Pain. Opioid consumption. Participant satisfaction. Not relevant to this review. Functional recovery.
Notes	Conflict of interest: "the authors report no conflicts of interest related to this work" DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001634 Invalid email address