A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Post-Operative Steroids after Sleep Surgery

Date Added
December 3rd, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00138969
Researcher
Mohamed Abdelwahab

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Keywords
Pain, Sleep Disorders, Surgery
Summary

The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of steroids after sleep surgery in improving pain, reducing difficulties in swallowing, and reducing the amount of narcotic pain medication after surgery. This study also want to see what dosage of steroids, whether intravenous or oral, are more effective at reducing these symptoms and providing a more effective surgical procedure for your sleep apnea. Anyone planning to undergo sleep surgery for your obstructive sleep apnea at the recommendation of the Sleep Surgery Division here at MUSC is invited to participate in this study. The study will be using both intravenous and oral dexamethasone, a very common and widely used steroid. This steroid has been FDA approved for many medical indications.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Nicolas Poupore
843-792-8299
poupore@musc.edu



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