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Comparison of High Dose and Low Dose Dexamethasone in Preventing Post-Extubation Airway Obstruction in Adults

NCT00548483 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2008-05-28

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Summary

The specific objectives were to determine whether high dose dexamethasone are more effective than low dose dexamethasone in the reduction or prevention of post-extubation airway obstruction among patients with a cuff leak volume (CLV) \< 110 mL.

Conditions

  • Airway Obstruction

Interventions

DRUG

dexamethasone (Oradexon, Nederland)

dexamethasone 5mg was administered every 6 hour for 1 day in group 1 and dexamethasone 10mg was administered every 6 hour for 1 day in group 2

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mackay Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chao-Hsien Lee, MD · Mackay Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-03-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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