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NCT number NCT03125941
Other study ID # DEXMAS01
Secondary ID 2017-000227-27
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date March 27, 2017
Est. completion date April 22, 2018

Study information

Verified date November 2019
Source Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a single preoperative high-dose steroid injection on complications in the immediate postoperative phase after breast cancer surgery, with removal of the breast (mastectomy). Primary outcome is the proportion patients who require transfer to the post anaesthesia care unit (PACU) and the proportion that can be transferred directly to the ward. Secondary outcomes are organospecific complications in the postanesthesia phase, pain and nausea the first 5 days, seroma and wound infection the first 14 days and readmissions the first 30 days after surgery.

The investigators hypothesize that the frequency of transfer to the PACU and organospecific complications will be lower among patients receiving high dose dexamethasone. The investigators hypothesize, that there will be no difference in wound infections, seroma or readmissions.


Description:

Post-surgery, patients are traditionally observed and treated in post-anesthesia care units (PACU) until they are discharged to the ward (or directly home) assessed by standardized international discharge criteria.

The research project "Why in PACU?" (Rigshospitalet, Denmark), has since the beginning of 2016 systematically collected and analyzed procedure-related complications in the recovery phase. The complications include pain, nausea/vomiting, circulatory and respiratory problems, orthostatic intolerance and cognitive disorders. Common to all the above-mentioned post-operative problems are the possible links to the inflammatory response caused by the surgical trauma.

Glucocorticoids can in this context be central for the reduction of acute postoperative organ dysfunctions, caused by the anti-inflammatory effect. In a number of different surgical procedures, single dose, pre-operative glucocorticoids have been shown to reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV), acute pain and need of opioids as well as accelerate the convalescence.

Meta-analyses also showed that single-dose administration of glucocorticoids (methylprednisolone and dexamethasone) for surgical patients is safe as opposed to long-term treatment.

Based on positive results in other procedure-specific studies, all mastectomy patients at Rigshospitalet, have received pre-operative high-dose steroids, in the form of 24 mg dexamethasone injection since mid-2015. This has resulted in a decrease in the proportion of patients who need observation in PACU from 30 % to 10 %. The reduction is primarily due to less pain, less sedation, and lower opioid administration.

Whether this is also partly due to a "systemic effect" (Hawthorn effect) as a result of increased focus on the area cannot be excluded.

Prior to creating clinical recommendations and standards, it is required that the results be tested in a randomized, controlled, clinical trial.

The study is not placebo-controlled since the positive effects of dexamethasone 8 mg on PONV have been shown in numerous trials, and is already being administered to all patients at the clinic. It would therefore not be ethically correct to withdraw from this practise.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 130
Est. completion date April 22, 2018
Est. primary completion date April 22, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- planned unilateral mastectomy with or without axillary dissection or sentinel node in the study period

- informed signed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Chronic/ongoing use of glucocorticoids (except inhalation therapy)

- ongoing use of immunosuppressive therapy

- insulin dependent diabetes

- pregnancy/breastfeeding

- allergies toward study medication, or medication in a standard treatment

- contralateral surgery (lumpectomy/mastectomy) at time of mastectomy

- surgery cannot be performed

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Dexamethasone
pre-operative intravenous administration

Locations

Country Name City State
Denmark Rigshospitalet Copenhagen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Transfer to Post-anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Number of patients meeting criteria for transfer to PACU post-surgery Within 1 hour post-surgery
Secondary Discharge Score,(Modified Aldrete Discharge Score), Operating Room Danish Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DASAIM) discharge score.Construct: The score consists of six modalities (subscores): Sedation,Oxygen saturation,blood pressure,heart rate,pain (at rest)and nausea.Each modality has a score between 0 and 3,and patients are considered dischargeable to the ward when the score sum of all criteria (total score) is 4 or less and no single score is above 1. All values (subscores) are considered best at 0 and worst at 3.
Sedation: 0 fully awake, 1, sleeping aroused by verbal stimuli, 2 sleeping aroused by physical stimuli, 3 sleeping cannot be aroused.
Oxygen saturation (%):0 =94, 1 90-93, 2 85-89, 3 <85. Blood pressure, systolic (mmHg): 0 100-220, 1 90-99. 2 80-89 or >220, 3<80. Heart rate; pr. min: 0 50-100, 1 101-120, 2 40-49 or 121-130, 3 <40 or >130. Pain (at rest) (Numeric rating scale 0-10): 0 0, 1 0-2, 2 3-6, 3 = 7 Nausea (patient evaluation and nurse observation): 0 none, 1 light, 2 moderate, 3 severe or vomiting.
At transfer from operating room, within 1 hour post-surgery
Secondary Discharge Score, Arrival at PACU DASAIM score (Danish Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine). The score consists of six modalities: Sedation, Oxygen saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, pain (at rest) and nausea.
Each modality has a score between 0 and 3, and patients are considered dischargeable to the ward when the score sum of all criteria is four or less and no single score is above one.
Sedation: 0 fully awake, 1, sleeping aroused by verbal stimuli, 2 sleeping, aroused by physical stimuli, 3 sleeping, cannot be aroused.
Oxygen saturation (%): 0 = 94, 1 90-93, 2 85-89, 3 <85. Blood pressure, systolic (mmHg): 0 100-220, 1 90-99. 2 80-89 or >220, 3<80. Heart rate; pr. min: 0 50-100, 1 101-120, 2 40-49 or 121-130, 3 <40 or >130. Pain (at rest) (Numeric rating scale 0-10): 0 0, 1 0-2, 2 3-6, 3 = 7 Nausea (patient evaluation and nurse observation): 0 none, 1 light, 2 moderate, 3 severe or vomiting.
within 3 hours
Secondary Discharge Score, Arrival at Ward DASAIM score (Danish Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine). The score consists of six modalities: Sedation, Oxygen saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, pain (at rest) and nausea.
Each modality has a score between 0 and 3, and patients are considered dischargeable to the ward when the score sum of all criteria is four or less and no single score is above one.
Sedation: 0 fully awake, 1, sleeping aroused by verbal stimuli, 2 sleeping, aroused by physical stimuli, 3 sleeping, cannot be aroused.
Oxygen saturation (%): 0 = 94, 1 90-93, 2 85-89, 3 <85. Blood pressure, systolic (mmHg): 0 100-220, 1 90-99. 2 80-89 or >220, 3<80. Heart rate; pr. min: 0 50-100, 1 101-120, 2 40-49 or 121-130, 3 <40 or >130. Pain (at rest) (Numeric rating scale 0-10): 0 0, 1 0-2, 2 3-6, 3 = 7 Nausea (patient evaluation and nurse observation): 0 none, 1 light, 2 moderate, 3 severe or vomiting.
within 3 hours
Secondary Number of Participants With Complication complications requiring treatment until discharge 24 hours
Secondary Total Length of Stay in PACU Length of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), measured as hours and minutes, from start of procedure, to discharge from PACU 12 hours
Secondary Total Length of Stay in Hospital Length of stay in hospital, measured from start of procedure to discharge from hospital to home 24-48 hours
Secondary Secondary Transfer Secondary transfer to PACU from ward, or to intensive care unit from PACU 24-48 hours
Secondary Pain, Numeric Rating Scale Self-reported pain (worst and average (average through that day), days 0-4) on a numeric rating scale (NRS) 0-10. 0 is no pain, 10 is worst pain imaginable.. Questionnaire. days 0-4
Secondary Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV). Self-reported nausea, questionnaire, day 0-4. Number of participants reporting nausea and/or vomiting days 0-4
Secondary Quality of Sleep Self-reported quality of sleep (days 0-4). Questionnaire. Dichotomized to Good sleep or sleep problems, numbers reported are number of patients with sleep problems days 0-4
Secondary Mental Status Self-reported feelings of restlessness, sadness and fatigue (days 0-4). Questionnaire (anwers possible: yes or no. Numbers are patients answering yes) days 0-4
Secondary Number of Participants With Seroma, Requiring Treatment Seroma, requiring treatment the first 14 days. 14 days
Secondary Readmission Any readmission, days 0-30 30 days
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