Dexamethasone for Pain After Shoulder Surgery

University of Aarhus97 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Arthritis

Interventions

DexamethasoneDRUG

Singe dose preoperatively in 100 ml saline intravenously

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Horsens Hospital

Horsens, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain score by numeric rating scale

Time frame: At 8 hours postoperatively

Secondary Outcomes

Use of analgesics

Need for supplemental analgesic medication during stay in recovery on the day of operation, until discharge.

Time frame: During hospital stay, about 4 hours

Pain score by numeric rating scale

On the morning of the first postoperative day, the self-evaluated level of pain as assessed by numeric rating scale.

Time frame: At about 8 a.m. on the first postoperative day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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