# DEX-HIP Trial: Preoperative IV Dexamethasone 4 mg vs Placebo to Reduce Postoperative Delirium Burden in Adults ≥70 Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery

> **NCT07651150** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre** · enrollment: 120 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Delirium - Postoperative
- Hip Fracture Surgeries
- Steroid

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone
- **DRUG:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07651150
- **Lead sponsor:** Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2026-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-03-30
- **Final completion:** 2026-04-15
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07651150

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07651150, "DEX-HIP Trial: Preoperative IV Dexamethasone 4 mg vs Placebo to Reduce Postoperative Delirium Burden in Adults ≥70 Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-20 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT07651150. Licensed CC0.

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