The efficacy of preoperative single dose intravenous dexamethasone in decreasing the postparotidectomy facial nerve dysfunction rate in patients with benign superficial lobe of parotid tumor
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- Conditions
- Facial nerve dysfunction.Injury of facial nerve
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016060823594N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
patients with benign parotid tumor and normal facial nerve function
Exclusion criteria: patients with history of diabetes mellitus; history of autoimmune diseases; sensitivity to corticosteroids and other contraindications of these medicines; history of corticosteroid use; tumor spread to deep lobe; history of previous surgery of the parotid; history of face and neck radiotherapy; history of malignant disease in parotid gland and face; and preoperative facial nerve dysfunction in each branch
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Facial nerve dysfunction. Timepoint: First day, one week and one month after the surgery. Method of measurement: Physical exam.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Involved branches of facial nerve. Timepoint: First day, one week and one month after the surgery. Method of measurement: Physical exam.;Size of tumor. Timepoint: After surgery. Method of measurement: Lab.;Histologic type of tumor. Timepoint: After surgery. Method of measurement: Lab.;Position of tumor. Timepoint: During surgery. Method of measurement: Visual.