Could a simple steroid shot make hip surgery recovery easier?
NCT ID NCT05023369
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether injecting the steroid dexamethasone around the hip joint during surgery can reduce pain, nausea, and hospital stay for people with a broken hip. About 110 adults aged 50-90 having hip replacement for a femoral neck fracture will take part. The goal is to see if this simple addition to standard care improves recovery without causing extra side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dexamethasone (a steroid drug)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve recovery and reduce hospital stays for hip fracture patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 110 people, so results may not apply to everyone. Steroids carry risks like infection or delayed healing.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing unilateral cemented hip endoprosthesis for femoral neck fracture * Patients aged 50-90 years old * Patients with a BMI \>18.5 and \<35 * Patients able to provide informed consent and follow all the study procedures as indicated by the protocol * Informed Consent as documented by signature Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to steroids * Revision endoprosthesis * Active steroid or immunosuppressive therapy in the last 30 days before the operation * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Presence of other clinically significant concomitant disease states (ASA IV) * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus * Contraindications to NSAIDs * Chronic systemic diseases as immunodeficiency, autoimmune disease (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLE), gout, rheumatic arthritis * Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse * Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant. * Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study * Previous enrolment into the current study * Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Christian Candrian
RECRUITINGLugano, 6900, Switzerland
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