Effect of Local Steroid Application on a Cervical Plate Versus Intravenous Steroids on Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
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Official title
A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Local Steroid Application on a Cervical Plate Versus Intravenous Steroids on Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
Brief summary
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Local application of steroids in ACDF surgery will lead to decreased incidence of dysphagia compared to intravenous steroids or a control group
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02577991
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 80 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 90 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 2014 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Jun 2017 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jun 2017 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- May 30, 2019
2014 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | — |
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- Last update posted May 30, 2019 · Synced Nov 6, 2026
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