Status:
COMPLETED
Dexamethasone and Respiratory Function After Mastectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Conditions:
Respiratory; Disorder, Functional, Impaired
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20-69 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Preoperative dexamethasone reduces symptoms after different surgical procedures including mastectomy in breast cancer, but the effect in the postoperative respiratory function remains unknown. The aim...
Detailed Description
Controlled clinical trial will be performed in 120 surgical patients treated for breast cancer, conducted from Nov 2014 to Nov 2015. Patients will be divided in three groups: Group 1 consisted in pati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- confirmed diagnosis of breast carcinoma
Exclusion
- patients with a classification of the American Society of Anesthesiologists classes III and IV.
- pregnancy
- during menstruation
- during steroid therapy
- severe diabetes mellitus (serum HbA1c\> 8%)
- opioids, sedatives or painkillers less than a week before the mastectomy
- history of alcohol or drugs
- patients with a history of inner ear disease and / or severe PONV after any surgical procedure performed in the past
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02305173
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
November 1 2016
Last Update
October 3 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Research Unit in Clinical Epidemiology, Specialties Hospital. Mexican Institute of Social Security
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico