El Sharkawy 2016.

Study name	Fascia iliaca compartment block for proximal‐end femur fractures
Methods	Parallel RCT Approved by the ethics committee and informed consent obtained Site: Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt Data collection: to be determined Funding: to be determined Registration: retrospectively registered NCT02696915
Participants	60 ASA physical status I to III participants scheduled for fixation of proximal end femur fracture Excluded: patients who refused, morbid obesity (body mass index > 40 kg/m²), bleeding diathesis, previous femoral bypass surgery, inguinal hernia, inflammation/infection over injection site, peripheral neuropathy, allergy to local anaesthetic agents, severely altered consciousness level, psychiatric disorder, polytrauma Type of fracture: proximal end femur fracture Anaesthetic technique for surgery: spinal anaesthesia Surgical technique:  to be determined Mean age: (range ) to be determined Percentage female: % to be determined Length of follow‐up:  24 hours
Interventions	Intervention: iliaca compartment block Comparator: sham block
Outcomes	Relevant to this review. Pain. Opioids. Not relevant to this review. Haemodynamic variables. Time to perform spinal block. Duration of analgesia.
Starting date	First posted: 2 March 2016 Study start date: January 2015 Study completion date: August 2015 Last update posted: 8 March 2016
Contact information	Reem A El Sharkawy
Notes	Conflict of interest: to be determined DOI: to be determined