Prednisone and blood sugar monitoring after knee or hip replacement
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how a common steroid medicine, prednisone, affects blood sugar after knee or hip replacement surgery. It aims to find the best way to manage blood sugar for a smoother recovery.
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Who can take part
- You are having a partial knee replacement or total hip replacement.
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are a patient at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and your surgery is with Dr. Roshan P. Shah.
- You have not used steroid medicines recently and are not allergic to them.
- You have not used narcotic pain medicines in the last 3 months.
- You are not pregnant and do not have uncontrolled diabetes.
- You own a smartphone.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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