FRONT Block for Quality of Recovery After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Konya Meram State Hospital
- Where
- Konya, TürkiyeSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 80 people, planned
- Started
- 25 Apr 2026
- Expected to end
- 5 Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- FRONT Block (Femoral Rami and Obturator Nerve Trunk Block)
- Standard Multimodal Analgesia
- Record updated
- 21 October 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Scheduled for total hip arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III
- Ability to understand and complete the QoR-15 questionnaire
- Provided written informed consent
Who cannot take part
- Allergy to study medications
- Neurological or neuromuscular disorders affecting the lower extremities
- Infection at the injection site
- Coagulation disorders
- Cognitive impairment prevents questionnaire completion
- Refusal to participate
- Contraindication to spinal anesthesia or regional block
- Chronic opioid use (daily use for more than 3 months)
Where in Türkiye
- Betul KozanhanKonya, TürkiyeContact: Betul KozanhanTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This prospective randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of ultrasound-guided unilateral Femoral Rami and Obturator Nerve Trunk (FRONT) block on postoperative quality of recovery in patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty.
The 2 groups in the trial
- FRONT Block GroupTreatment being tested
Participants in this group will receive an ultrasound-guided unilateral Femoral Rami and Obturator Nerve Trunk (FRONT) block in addition to standardized multimodal postoperative analgesia.
Treatment: FRONT Block (Femoral Rami and Obturator Nerve Trunk Block) and Standard Multimodal Analgesia
- Control GroupExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants in this group will receive standardized multimodal postoperative analgesia without FRONT block.
Treatment: Standard Multimodal Analgesia
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Effect of Femoral Rami and Obturator Nerve Trunk (FRONT) Block on Postoperative Quality of Recovery After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
- Record updated
- 21 October 2026