Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00619086
Steroid Before Thyroidectomy
Does a Single Dose of Steroid Before Thyroidectomy Improve Postoperative Nausea, Pain and Vocal Function?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 72 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Bern · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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 function were significantly improved after steroid administration compared to controls.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Dexamethason Helvepharm ® | 8 mg Dexamethason i.v. 45 minutes prior to surgery |
| DRUG | Placebo | 100 ml sodium chloride i.v. 45 minutes prior to surgery |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-11-01
- Completion
- 2007-06-01
- First posted
- 2008-02-20
- Last updated
- 2008-06-09
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Switzerland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00619086. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.