Status:
COMPLETED
Dexamethasone Versus Placebo in Optimizing the Postoperative Period After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Lead Sponsor:
Mette Astrup Madsen
Conditions:
Inguinal Hernia
Femoral Hernia
Eligibility:
MALE
18-85 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Does corticosteroid (dexamethasone) have an effect on the postoperative period after laparoscopic hernia repair, when it comes to pain, postoperative nausea and vomiting and convalescence. This random...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients planned for elective laparoscopic hernia repair (TAPP)
- Unilateral inguinal or femoral hernia
- ASA class I-II
- Read and speak Danish
Exclusion
- Acute hernia operation
- Operation for other hernias with mesh during the same procedure
- Endocrine disease (diabetes, adrenal insufficiency etc.)
- fever/infection within the first 10 days before operation
- Poor compliance
- No signed consent form
- Daily intake of opioids or anxiolytic drugs
- Manic episodes
- Use medicine against glaucoma
- Use thiazide or loop diuretics
- Vaccination within the last 14 days
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01170780
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
August 26 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Koege
Koege, Denmark, 4600