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The Effect of Preoperative Oral Prednisone on the Operative Field During Nasal Polypectomy.

NCT00440219 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2014-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to determine if a short course of oral prednisone helps to improve the operative field and ease of surgery by minimizing bleeding during nasal polypectomy surgery.

Conditions

  • Nasal Polyps

Interventions

DRUG

Oral Prednisone

Prednisone 50 mg once daily for 10 days pre-op

DRUG

Placebo comparator

Placebo pill identical to Prednisone 10 days once daily pre-op

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ian Witterick, MD FRCSC · University of Toronto Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

  • Randy M Leung, BSc MD · University of Toronto Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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