# Post-operative Course of Dexamethasone to Reduce Tonsillectomy Morbidity

> **NCT04879823** · PHASE3 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **David Chi, MD** · enrollment: 222 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Adenotonsillectomy
- Analgesia
- Surgery

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone
- **DRUG:** Ibuprofen
- **DRUG:** Acetaminophen
- **DRUG:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04879823
- **Lead sponsor:** David Chi, MD
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2021-08-05
- **Primary completion:** 2023-07-11
- **Final completion:** 2023-07-11
- **Target enrollment:** 222 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** slow recruitment
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04879823

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04879823, "Post-operative Course of Dexamethasone to Reduce Tonsillectomy Morbidity". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04879823. Licensed CC0.

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