The effect of dexamethasone on post-tonsilectomy pai
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- pain after tonsilectomy.Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201104216213N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Depuy Research of Arak University of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
candidate for tonsillectomy due to tonsilar hypertrophy, recurrent tonsillitis, or pre-tonsilar abcess
Exclusion criteria: receiving corticosteroids (for example hyper-reactive airway), contraindicate for corticosteroid prescription (for example diabetes, cushing/suspected to TB)
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dcreasing pain after tonsilectomy. Timepoint: First and fifth days after tonsilectomy. Method of measurement: By using pain scoring scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method