Effect of dexamethasone on post-operative pain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Phase 3
- Conditions
- cholecystitis.Cholecystitis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012072810424N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 122
Inclusion Criteria
Candidates of laparoscopic cholecystectomy that are 18 to 60 years old.
Exclusion criteria: Patients younger than 18 or elder than 60 years old; Renal failure; Hepatic failure; History of gastric/duodenal ulcers; Sensitivity to glucocorticoid(s); Those under treatment with glucocorticoids and/or immunosuppressive agents.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post-operative pain. Timepoint: In recovery, 2 hours post-op, 6 hours post-op, 12 hours post-op, 24 hours post-op. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method /A. Timepoint: N/A. Method of measurement: N/A.