Steroids in Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT02219581 PHASE4 TERMINATED Results posted

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the use of two small doses of intravenous (IV) steroids around the time of knee replacement surgery decrease a patient's pain or use of pain medication. The investigators will also determine if the subjects receiving the steroid will have better pain control and better postoperative outcomes after their surgery.

Details

Lead sponsor	Thomas L Bradbury
Phase	PHASE4
Status	TERMINATED
Enrolment	1
Start date	Thu Oct 16 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Completion	Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain
• Inflammation
• Osteoarthritis

Interventions

• Dexamethasone 10 mg
• Dexamethasone 20 mg
• Standard multimodal pain management regimen
• Placebo

Countries

United States