Status:
COMPLETED
Dexamethasone for Pain After Shoulder Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborating Sponsors:
Horsens Hospital
Central Denmark Region
Conditions:
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and/or acromioclavicular resection
- General anaesthesia
- Daysurgery, Horsens Hospital
Exclusion
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
97 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01414569
Start Date
November 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2013
Last Update
June 4 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Horsens Hospital
Horsens, Denmark, DK-8700