Status:

RECRUITING

Intravenous Dexamethasone Administration in Patients Undergoing Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Lead Sponsor:

Christian Candrian

Conditions:

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder

Eligibility:

All Genders

58-85 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate if intravenous steroid supplementation can provide advantages over routine analgesia protocols in terms of post-operative symptoms (pain and nausea), length of hosp...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to detect the efficacy of intravenous perioperative steroid supplementation for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) surgeries in terms of short-term and long-term clinical o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing unilateral primary total anatomical or reverse shoulder arthroplasty (Total Shoulder Arthroplasty)
  • Patients with a BMI \>18.5 and \<35
  • Patients able to provide informed consent and follow all the study procedures as indicated by the protocol
  • Informed Consent as documented by signature

Exclusion

  • Contraindications to steroids
  • Revision and post-traumatic TSA
  • Active steroid or immunosuppressive therapy in the last 30 days before the operation
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Presence of other clinically significant concomitant disease states (ASA IV)
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Contraindications to Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Chronic systemic diseases as immunodeficiency, autoimmune disease (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus), gout, rheumatic arthritis
  • Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse
  • Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant.
  • Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study
  • Previous enrolment into the current study
  • Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 9 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2032

Estimated Enrollment :

74 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04507412

Start Date

September 9 2020

End Date

August 31 2032

Last Update

September 19 2024

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Christian Candrian

Lugano, Switzerland, 6900