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Assessment of Medrol Dosepak to Reduce Opioid Consumption in Foot and Ankle Surgical Patients
Led by Emory University · Updated on 2026-03-09
180
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
148 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This clinical trial aims to determine the effects of a 6-day low-dose methylprednisolone course on pain, nausea, and total opioid consumption in patients undergoing foot and ankle surgeries. The secondary objective of the study is to determine and monitor the effects of the course on complications following surgery and patient-reported outcomes
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Assessment of Medrol Dosepak to Reduce Opioid Consumption in Foot and Ankle Surgical Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Emory Orthopedic patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery
You will not qualify if you...
- Concurrent or significant injuries to other bones or organs
- Local infections
- History of alcohol or medical abuse, including prior opioid abuse
- Smoking
- History of severe heart disease, renal failure, liver dysfunction, active peptic ulcer disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, neurological or psychiatric diseases that could influence pain perception
- Pre-existing immune suppression
- Those deemed possibly non-compliant by the study team
- All vulnerable populations (those unable to give consent, juveniles, pregnant women, prisoners, cognitively impaired and non-English speaking)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Emory Musculoskeletal Institute, Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
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2
Emory Sports Medicine Complex and Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center
Johns Creek, Georgia, United States, 30022
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Research Team
J
Jason Bariteau, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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