MedTrace Logo

Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery; Single Dose Steroid vs Saline (DysDexVSSal)

NCT03711474 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2025-02-12

Study results available
· View outcomes & findings →

Summary

This prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled study evaluates the effect of a single dose of perioperative IV steroid versus saline on swallowing after anterior cervical spine surgery

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Dexamethasone

Single dose of Dexamethasone IV or Saline IV given within the first hour of surgery

DRUG

Saline

Single dose of Dexamethasone IV or Saline IV given within the first hour of surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • West Virginia University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Scott Daffner, MD · West Virginia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-07
Primary Completion
2023-07-30
Completion
2024-07-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Drugs
Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT03711474 on ClinicalTrials.gov