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Corticosteroid

The Effects of IV vs Oral Dexamethasone on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting, and Pain

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Melissa Brooks Peterson, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4 hours
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 60 Other Conditions
Drug Has Already Been Approved
No Placebo-Only Group
Pivotal Trial

Summary

This trialtests if oral dexamethasone is just as good as IV dexamethasone at reducing post-surgery nausea, pain, and other problems in kids undergoing tonsil and ear tube surgery.

Eligible Conditions
  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4 hours
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Nausea
Secondary study objectives
pain scores and surgical re-exploration for bleeding

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 60 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 60 other conditions.
Drug Has Already Been Approved
The FDA has already approved this drug, and is just seeking more data.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: IV Dexmethsone and oral placeboActive Control1 Intervention
Group II: Oral dexamethasone and IV placeboActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Colorado, DenverLead Sponsor
1,810 Previous Clinical Trials
2,919,853 Total Patients Enrolled
Melissa Brooks Peterson, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Colorado, Denver
1 Previous Clinical Trials
14,835 Total Patients Enrolled
~25 spots leftby Dec 2025
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