Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Low Dose Corticosteroids on Perioperative Markers of Thrombosis and Fibrinolysis in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Conditions:
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-90 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
One postoperative complication following unilateral or bilateral total knee arthroplasty is thrombosis (blood clot formation). In this prospective, double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients undergoing unilateral or bilateral total knee replacement
- Age 50-90
Exclusion
- All patients on steroid therapy regardless of dose or duration of treatment or those requiring stress-dose steroids preoperatively
- Patients who are smokers
- Patients under 50 years of age
- Patients over 90 years of age
- Patients with diabetes
- Patients with a prior history of corticosteroid intolerance
- Patients with previous complications of steroid use
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01815918
Start Date
February 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
April 14 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States, 10021