# Dexamethasone Versus Placebo in Optimizing the Postoperative Period After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

> **NCT01170780** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Mette Astrup Madsen** · enrollment: 80 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Inguinal Hernia
- Femoral Hernia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone
- **DRUG:** Saline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01170780
- **Lead sponsor:** Mette Astrup Madsen
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2010-08
- **Primary completion:** 2011-06
- **Final completion:** 2011-08
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01170780

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01170780, "Dexamethasone Versus Placebo in Optimizing the Postoperative Period After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01170780. Licensed CC0.

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