Dexamethasone as pain treatment after shoulder surgery.

• Conditions: Pain following arthroscopic shoulder surgery.; MedDRA version: 14.0Level: LLTClassification code 10036236Term: Postoperative pain reliefSystem Organ Class: 10042613 - Surgical and medical procedures; MedDRA version: 14.0Level: LLTClassification code 10040617Term: Shoulder painSystem Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders; Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]

• Registration Number: EUCTR2011-003082-15-DK
• Lead Sponsor: Karen Toftdahl Bjørnholdt

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 5 August 2014

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing arthroscopic subacromial decompression and/or acromio-clavicular resection under general anaesthesia as daysurgery at Horsens Hospital, Denmark.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 45
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 30

Exclusion Criteria

Incompetency, pregnancy, age below 18 or above 90 years, allergy toward dexamethasone, diabetes, active gastric ulcer, untreated hypertension, glaucoma, daily use of glucocorticoid or morphine, daily use of analgesics for pain elsewhere than the shoulder to be operated, myasthenia gravis, mitochondrial disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
• Study Design: Not specified