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Using Dexamethasone After Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

NCT00584168 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2012-02-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study looks at lessening the pain after a Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) surgery by using Dexamethasone (a corticosteroid).

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Dexamethasone

They will take a pill the day before surgery, twice daily for the next four days and then once daily for the next two days for a total of seven days.

DRUG

Placebo

They will take a pill the day before surgery, twice daily for the next four days and then once daily for the next two days for a total of seven days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Oklahoma

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Houck, MD · University of Oklahoma

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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