Overview

Anesthetic to Reduce Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-03-11
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The main objective of this study is to analyze the effects of local anesthetic application into the retropharyngeal space and its ability to reduce dysphagia symptoms and/or occurrence rates in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Justin Parker Neurological Institute
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Bupivacaine
Pharmaceutical Solutions
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients older than 18 y.o.

- Patients undergoing one- or two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery
for radiculopathy or myelopathy symptoms

- Patients are wiling and able to sign informed consent and complete questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

- More than 2-level ACDF surgeries

- Previous cervical spine surgery

- Surgeries for trauma, infection or tumor

- Known hypersensitivity reactions to bupivacaine hydrochloride or other amino-amide
anesthetics (e.g. lidocaine)

- Known history of swallowing issues (e.g. dysphagia, odynophagia)

- Pregnant or breastfeeding