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This is a Study to Verify if Periarticular Hip Injection of Corticosteroid After Hip Replacement Reduce the Pain and the Hospitalisation Time
Sponsor: Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
Summary
The investigators are going to evaluate if periarticular corticosteroid injection during endoprothesis implantation can lead to any advantage to the patients, namely if it can reduce post-operative pain, lenght and cost of hospitalisation, use of analgesics drugs.
Official title: Periarticular Administration of Dexamethasone to Improve Post-operative Pain, Function, Nausea, Hospitalization Length, and Risk of Complications in Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroplasty - A Randomized Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2021-12-10
Completion Date
2026-11-01
Last Updated
2026-03-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Dexamethasone is a steroid drug and will be administered as an injectable solution (4mg/ml)
Dexamethasone will be administered as an injectable solution (4mg/ml). Every ml of this solution contains 4 mg of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, corresponding to 3 mg of dexamethasone. Thus 3 ml of solution will be injected peri-articularly (arm-A)
Locations (1)
Christian Candrian
Lugano, Switzerland