Overview

The Use of Oral Steroids in the Treatment of Cellulitis

Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2010-08-31
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The prevalence of cellulitis in society is very high, as much as 3% of visits to Emergency Departments are for the treatment of this disease. The treatment of cellulitis varies depending on the severity. Low severity cases are treated with pain control and antibiotics by mouth and high severity are treated with antibiotics intravenously and pain control. The investigator's hypothesis is to see if the addition of steroids, which are known to decrease inflammation, will decrease the length of the disease process. If so, it will decrease the length of stay if IV antibiotics are needed, it will decrease duration of days out of work and decrease the overall pain control required and therefore patient satisfaction.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Penn State University
Treatments:
Prednisone
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- 18-70 years old

- signs/symptoms of cellulitis

Exclusion Criteria:

- steroid use in last 2 weeks

- hx of adrenal insufficiency

- suspicion for dvt or abcess

- systemic signs of sepsis

- ICU admission