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UnknownNCT00888303
Single Dose Steroid Before Thyroidectomy for Benign Disease to Improve Postoperative Nausea, Pain, and Vocal Function
Randomized Controlled Trial on Efficacy of Preemptive 8 mg of Dexamethasone for Reducing Pain and Postoperative Nausea and Vomit After Thyroidectomy for Benign Disease.
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of 8 mg of dexamethasone administered prior surgery, to reduce pain, postoperative nausea and vomiting and to improve vocal function after thyroidectomy for benign disease.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Dexamethasone | 20 minutes before total or partial thyroidectomy for benign disease a single dose of intravenous 8 mg/2mL of dexamethasone is administered |
| DRUG | saline solution | 20 minutes before total or partial thyroidectomy for benign disease 100 mg of saline solutions are administered intravenous |
| PROCEDURE | Thyroidectomy, total or partial | Surgical standard intervention |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-10-01
- Completion
- 2012-10-01
- First posted
- 2009-04-27
- Last updated
- 2012-09-05
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00888303. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.