Effect of Topical Corticosteroids on Dysphagia in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine what effect intraoperative topical steroids have on reducing swallowing difficulty following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion surgery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
• Treatments: Hemostatics; Methylprednisolone; Methylprednisolone Acetate; Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; Prednisolone; Prednisolone acetate; Prednisolone hemisuccinate; Prednisolone phosphate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any patient > 18 years undergoing a 2-4 level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing revision surgery

• Pediatric patients

• Trauma patients with cervical spine fractures

• Patients with cancer

• Patients with active infection

• Patients with a known allergy to Methylprednisolone Acetate

• Patients who refuse to participate

• Non English speakers