Analgesic Effects Of Dexamethasone; Its Use To Reduce Post Operative Pain Scores

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

A randomised controlled clinical trial to assess the effect of intraoperative dexamethasone on the 24 hour post operative pain scores of adult patients in Mulago hospital undergoing mastectomies, laparotomies and thyroidectomies. The adverse effects of dexamethasone at this dose were also assessed for.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Makerere University
• Treatments: Analgesics; BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• • Patients scheduled for mastectomies, laparotomies and thyroidectomies that have given informed consent to participate.

• ASA I & II, patients that have none or have mild to moderate systemic illness.

• Adult patients, above 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Patients with Cushing's disease or Cushing's syndrome

• Patients with diabetes mellitus

• Systemic infection

• Previous history of TB infection