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The Effect of Dexamethasone on Pain After Total Knee Replacement Surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Evaluation of safety and efficacy of joint replacement

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000028817
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-01-04
Start date
2020-01-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

osteoarthritis

Interventions

Control:single-dose normal saline injection
Group 1:single-dose 0.1 mg/kg dexamethasone intravenously (IV) 1 hour before surgery
Group 2:single-dose 0.1 mg/kg dexamethasone (IV) 24 hours after surgery
Group 3:single-dose 0.1 mg/kg dexamethasone (IV) in the following 3 days after surgery

Sponsors

The Chinese PLA General Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. primary total knee replacement surgery; 2. Aged 18 to 90 Years;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of thromboembolism (i.e., DVT, or pulmonary embolism (PE)), thromboembolism, recent arterial thromboembolism events (e.g., myocardial infarction or stroke), hypercoagulability, hemophilia; 2. In addition to recent use of glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants or combined with autoimmune diseases; 3. exclude patients who are allergic to anesthetic drugs in this study; 4. with or refuse to accept blood products.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Complications;IL - 8, the WBC, c-reactive protein (C - reactive protein, CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, the ESR), interleukin - 6 (intedeukin - 6, IL - 6) expression of TNF alpha;Blood routine, including hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct); Blood biochemistry (albumin);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactGuoqiang Zhang

The Chinese PLA General Hospital

zhanggq75@yeah.net+86 13601210743

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026