Clinical Trial: Intravenous Dexamethasone for PENG Block Analgesia in Children Undergoing Hip Surgery

U.S., Nov. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07924670) titled 'Intravenous Dexamethasone for PENG Block Analgesia in Children Undergoing Hip Surgery' on Nov. 03.

Brief Summary: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the effect of intravenous dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia in children undergoing hip surgery with a pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block.

A total of 90 participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive intravenous placebo, dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg, or dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg. All participants will receive a PENG block as part of standardized multimodal postoperative analgesia.

The primary outcome will be cumulative intraveno...