NCT03542617

Effect of Preoperative Intravenous Dexamethasone on Postoperative Pain After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

Effect of Preoperative Intravenous Dexamethasone on Postoperative Pain After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty : A Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 57 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chiang Mai University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To compare the effects of preoperative intravenous Dexamethasone between 10 mg and 40 mg with placebo on Postoperative Pain After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

Detailed description

It still unclear whether the effective dose preoperative intravenous dexamethasone on postoperative pain after Total Hip Arthroplasty. The research hypothesis is that the effect of 10 mg intravenous Dexamethasone in postoperative pain(5 metre walking at 24 hour) is not inferior to 40 mg intravenous Dexamethasone

Conditions

• Localized Primary Osteoarthritis of Both Hips (Diagnosis)
• Osteoarthritis, Hip

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Dexamethasone
DRUG	Normal Saline Solution

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-10-05
• Primary completion: 2019-12-31
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2018-05-31
• Last updated: 2018-06-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand