Using Dexamethasone After Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00584168

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Official title

Decreasing Morbidity After Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty With the Use of Dexamethasone - A Randomized Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial

Brief summary

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

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT00584168
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 1
Lead sponsor: University of Oklahoma; Other
Enrollment: 15 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Dexamethasone Drug
Placebo Drug

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 18 Years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date: Mar 2005 (Type not available)
Primary completion: Dec 2011 (Actual)
Completion: Dec 2011 (Actual)
Last update posted: Feb 2, 2012

2005 – 2011

United States locations

U.S. sites: 2
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	73104	—
Veterans Affairs Medical Center	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	73104	—

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