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Last refreshed on: 4 May 2015
Main ID:  NCT02372812
Date of registration: 20/02/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Makerere University
Public title: Analgesic Effects Of Dexamethasone; Its Use To Reduce Post Operative Pain Scores DOPP
Scientific title: Analgesic Effects Of Dexamethasone; Its Use To Reduce Post Operative Pain Scores: A Double Blinded Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial
Date of first enrolment: July 2014
Target sample size: 173
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02372812
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Uganda
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- • Patients scheduled for mastectomies, laparotomies and thyroidectomies that have
given informed consent to participate.

- ASA I & II, patients that have none or have mild to moderate systemic illness.

- Adult patients, above 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

- • Patients with Cushing's disease or Cushing's syndrome

- Patients with diabetes mellitus

- Systemic infection

- Previous history of TB infection



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pain
Intervention(s)
Drug: dexamethasone
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Post- operative pain scores of the patients using the numerical rating scale, that grades pain from 1-10. The patients will have this scale explained to them. This will be done 24 hours following administration of intraoperative dexamethasone. [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
: Adverse effects of the dexamethasone [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
206000541
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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