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Effect of Methylprednisolone on Quadriceps Muscle Function in Patients Undergoing Total Knee-arthroplasty

NCT02319343 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2016-04-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study evaluates the pathophysiological effects of a single dose Methylprednisolone administered prior to total knee-arthroplasty (TKA). The investigators examine the effect on thigh muscle function to evaluate the efficacy of Methylprednisolone on knee-extension strength at discharge after TKA.

Half of participants will receive intravenous Solu-Medrol 125 mg, while the other half will receive placebo.

The investigators hypothesize that the group receiving Methylprednisolone will experience smaller loss of knee-extension strength compared to the placebo-group, early after TKA.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthrosis

Interventions

DRUG

Methylprednisolone

Comparison of preoperative single high dose of Methylprednisolone 125 mg iv. and isotonic Sodium Chloride (placebo)

DRUG

Isotonic Sodium Chloride

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bispebjerg Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Viktoria Lindberg-Larsen, MD · Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-04-30
Completion
2016-04-30

Countries

  • Denmark

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