200
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
October 30, 2018
Study Completion Date
October 30, 2018
Methylprednisolone
Patients in Methylprednisolone arm will receive injection methylprednisolone 500 mg I/V over 15 to 20 minutes, single dose, 30 minutes before starting surgery.
Placebo
Patients in the placebo group will receive standard perioperative care and surgery, without preoperative administration of methylprednisolone.
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
University of Calgary
OTHER