Effect of Adding Dexamethasone to a Pain Control Regimen on Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Effect of Adding Dexamethasone to Multimodal Analgesia on Quality of Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0012191

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-29

Start date

2026-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-07-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : Patients will be randomly assigned, according to a computer-generated randomization table, to one of two groups: the Maxigesic group (group M) or the Maxigesic plus dexamethasone group (group M

group MD will receive a solution containing dexamethasone 5 mg, while group M will receive an equal volume of normal saline. In both groups, anesthesia will be maintained with sevoflurane 1.5%–2.5% an

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Adults aged 20-64 years undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2) ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status classification 1-2)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class 3 or higher 2)Patients undergoing emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy 3)Patients converted from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy 4)Patients with known hypersensitivity or allergy to any study medication 5)Patients with uncontrolled central nervous system or psychiatric disorders 6)Patients with severe hepatic or renal dysfunction 7)Patients with a history of drug or alcohol abuse 8)Patients receiving ongoing opioid or sedative therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) score for general anesthesia and postoperative recovery assessment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence and severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting and use of rescue antiemetics;Postoperative pain intensity and analgesic requirements;Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) score for general anesthesia and postoperative recovery assessment	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactEun Kyung Choe

Yeongnam University Medical Center

zzini0527@naver.com+82-53-620-3361

Outcome results