# High Dose Dexamethasone to Reduce Postoperative Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy /Segmentectomy

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## TL;DR

A phase 2/3 trial of dexamethasone in lung cancer, run by Rigshospitalet, Denmark, now recruiting.

## Summary

High Dose Dexamethasone to Reduce Postoperative Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy /Segmentectomy is a phase 2/3, randomised interventional study registered as NCT07213375 by Rigshospitalet, Denmark, with a registry enrolment figure of 80 participants, started 2025-09-01 and due to reach its primary completion in 2026-10. Interventions recorded: Dexamethasone. Conditions listed: Analgetic; Lung Cancer (NSCLC); Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS); Glucocorticoid. Primary outcome: Pain when coughing on the morning of first postoperative day.. Sites: Denmark. No results are recorded here; the registry entry is the source.

## Fields

- Kind: Trial
- Status: recruiting
- Last checked: 2026-09-25
- Also known as: DEXTER
- Tags: ctgov-ingest; lung-deep-dive
- Registry id: NCT07213375
- Phase: 2/3
- Setting: High Dose Dexamethasone In High-Pain Responders Undergoing Enhanced Recovery Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy and Segmentectomy - A Randomized Double-Blinded Controlled Trial
- Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark
- Enrolled: 80

## Sources

- ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07213375: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07213375

## Connected records

- cancers: [Resectable stage I to III non-small-cell lung cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/resectable-nsclc/)
- technologies: [Robotic & minimally invasive surgery](https://onco.cc/technologies/robotic-surgery/)
- drugs: [Dexamethasone](https://onco.cc/drugs/dexamethasone/)
- terms: [Lung cancer trials open today (registry snapshot)](https://onco.cc/terms/lung-trials-open-today/)

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