Effect of Steroids on Post-Operative Complications Following Proximal Hypospadias Repair
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The primary objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of administering a course of
postoperative oral steroids in pediatric patients undergoing proximal hypospadias repair as
prevention against complications. Specifically, the study aims to assess if the steroids i)
decrease the incidence of wound breakdown, fistula formation, stenosis or stricture
formation, and the need for subsequent redo-hypospadias surgeries and/or fistula repairs and
ii) improve the quality of wound healing including the overall cosmetic appearance of the
phallus (i.e. location of the urethral meatus).