Overview
Anesthetic to Reduce Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-03-11
2019-03-11
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
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/AAccepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Justin Parker Neurological InstituteTreatments:
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