Status:
COMPLETED
Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effect of Dexamethasone on Postoperative Function After Distal Radius Fixation
Lead Sponsor:
Northwell Health
Conditions:
Distal Radius Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
The study is designed to assess the use of intraoperative dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia and stiffness after open reduction and internal fixation of distal radius fractures. The idea is that...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Willingness to comply with study procedures and
- Male or female greater than 18 years old
- American Society of Anesthesia class I/II/III
- Ability to take oral medicine in order to assess opioid regimen postop
- Distal radius open reduction and internal fixation surgery with single incision and volar plate
- Ability to consent for and receive a preoperative upper extremity nerve block by anesthesia
Exclusion
- Chronic opioid users
- Prescriptions for selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors, gabapentin, duloxetine within 3 days of surgery
- History of diabetes and A1C \> 8
- Systemic glucocorticoids within 1 month of study enrollment
- Inability to take ibuprofen or acetaminophen due to allergy or condition
- History of hepatitis
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Allergic to opioids
- Known allergic reactions to components of IV dexamethasone
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 10 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04889547
Start Date
July 10 2021
End Date
September 1 2023
Last Update
October 23 2023
Active Locations (1)
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1
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030