Principal Investigator
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Clinical Trial Summary
The purpose of this research is to investigate if administration steroids (anti-inflammatory
medication) via the uterine arteries during uterine fibroid embolization (A non surgical
procedure for treating uterine fibroids by blocking their blood supply) can help reduce the
pain, nausea, vomiting, and general feeling of weakness following the procedure.
Phase
Phase 3
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Other
Disease
Other
Enrollment Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women who meet criteria to undergo uterine fibroid embolization for symptomatic
fibroids.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently pregnant or actively attempting to conceive
- Those deemed mentally impaired to make their own medical decisions
- Previous documented allergy to dexamethasone
- Those currently taking daily steroids for any reason
- Those with diabetes or deemed to be pre-diabetic
- Those with contraindications for angiography
- Prisoners