Status:
COMPLETED
Steroid Before Thyroidectomy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bern
Conditions:
Thyroid Surgery for Benign Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
We evaluated the effects of giving a single dose of steroid before thyroid surgery in a single institutional, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Postoperative nausea, pain, and vocal functio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing thyroid surgery for benign disease
Exclusion
- Depression
- Chronic pain disorder
- Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
- History of PONV
- Pregnancy
- Age \< 18 years
- Received antiemetic therapy within 48 hours
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00619086
Start Date
November 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2007
Last Update
June 9 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Department of visceral- and transplant surgery
Bern, Switzerland, 3010