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Clinical trialNCT02416934CompletedInterventional

Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery; Steroid vs Saline

SponsorWest Virginia UniversityEnrollment74Dysphagia
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Summary

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This prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled study evaluates the effect of perioperative IV steroids versus saline on swallowing after anterior cervical spine surgery.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • West Virginia University

    Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

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Drugs studied

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Treatment 0; Saline placeboTreatment 1; Dexamethasone
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Registration & key dates

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Start
31 Jul 2012
Primary completion
15 May 2016
Completion
15 May 2017
Last update posted
5 Feb 2019
Registered enrollment
74
Registry id
NCT02416934
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