The effect of dexamethasone on post-tonsilectomy pain

Evaluation effect of dexamethasone on post-tonsilectomy pain in Amirkabir hospital

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201104216213N2

Enrollment

200

Registered

2011-06-30

Start date

2011-06-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

pain after tonsilectomy. Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control Group: Normal Saline twice (During tonsilectomy and 8 hours after the surgery), 0.125 ml/kg, IV. Intervention 2: Intervention Group: Dexamethasone (During tonsilectomy and 8 ho

Placebo

Treatment - Drugs

Control Group: Normal Saline twice (During tonsilectomy and 8 hours after the surgery), 0.125 ml/kg, IV

Intervention Group: Dexamethasone (During tonsilectomy and 8 hours after surgery), 0.5 ml/kg, IV

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 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

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dcreasing pain after tonsilectomy. Timepoint: First and fifth days after tonsilectomy. Method of measurement: By using pain scoring scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Neda Salehjafari

Arak University of Medical Sciences

nedasalehjafari@arakmu.ac.ir+98 86 1313 5077

Outcome results

None listed

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