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Title

Dexamethasone for Pain After Shoulder Surgery
High Dose Dexamethasone as Pain Treatment After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomised, Blinded Clinical Trial

  • Phase

    Phase 4

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Intervention/Treatment

    urea ...

  • Study Participants

    97
The purpose of this study is to determine if a dose of 40 mg dexamethasone is more effective as pain treatment than the currently used dose of 8 mg after arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
Study Started
Nov 30
2011
Primary Completion
Apr 30
2013
Study Completion
Jun 30
2013
Last Update
Jun 04
2013
Estimate

Drug Dexamethasone

Singe dose preoperatively in 100 ml saline intravenously

  • Other names: Fortecortin

8 mg dexamethasone Active Comparator

Placebo, saline Placebo Comparator

40 mg dexamethasone Experimental

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and/or acromioclavicular resection
General anaesthesia
Daysurgery, Horsens Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

Incompetent
Pregnant
Age under 18 or over 90 years
Allergy toward dexamethasone
Diabetes
Active gastric ulcer
Untreated hypertension
Glaucoma
Daily use of glucocorticoids or strong opioids
Daily use of analgesics for unrelated illness
Myasthenia gravis
Mitochondrial disorders
No Results Posted