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Dexamethasone for Pain After Shoulder Surgery

High Dose Dexamethasone as Pain Treatment After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomised, Blinded Clinical Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01414569
Enrollment
97
Registered
2011-08-11
Start date
2011-11-30
Completion date
2013-06-30
Last updated
2013-06-04

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Conditions

Arthritis, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a dose of 40 mg dexamethasone is more effective as pain treatment than the currently used dose of 8 mg after arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Interventions

DRUGDexamethasone

Singe dose preoperatively in 100 ml saline intravenously

Sponsors

Horsens Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Central Denmark Region
CollaboratorOTHER
The Hede Nielsen Family Foundation
CollaboratorOTHER
The Danish Rheumatism Association
CollaboratorOTHER
University of Aarhus
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and/or acromioclavicular resection * General anaesthesia * Daysurgery, Horsens Hospital

Exclusion criteria

* Incompetent * Pregnant * Age under 18 or over 90 years * Allergy toward dexamethasone * Diabetes * Active gastric ulcer * Untreated hypertension * Glaucoma * Daily use of glucocorticoids or strong opioids * Daily use of analgesics for unrelated illness * Myasthenia gravis * Mitochondrial disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain score by numeric rating scaleAt 8 hours postoperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Use of analgesicsDuring hospital stay, about 4 hoursNeed for supplemental analgesic medication during stay in recovery on the day of operation, until discharge.
Pain score by numeric rating scaleAt about 8 a.m. on the first postoperative dayOn the morning of the first postoperative day, the self-evaluated level of pain as assessed by numeric rating scale.

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026