Do systemic corticosteroids have any role in the management of Post-Intubation Tracheal Stenosis? A randomized clinical trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Tracheal Stenosis.Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014103019760N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for National research institute of tuberculosis and lung diseases,Dr Massih Daneshva
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
All patients with post intubation tracheal stenosis who are not ideal candidate for airway surgery at the time of first presentation.
Exclusion criteria: patients presented with tracheostomy or t-tube; patients presented 6 months after the intubation time; patients younger than 15 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of patients who undergo airway resection;. Timepoint: 6 months following end of intervention. Method of measurement: the number of patients who undergo airway surgery.;The length of resected tracheal segment. Timepoint: whenever the resetion and anastomosis of the trachea is performed. Method of measurement: rigid bronchoscopy, pathology report.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of bronchoscopies. Timepoint: before an airway resection. Method of measurement: counting the number of bronchoscopies before surgery.;The time intervals between bronchoscopic procedures. Timepoint: before an airway resection. Method of measurement: days interval between bronchoscopic procedures.