TTE and Dysphagia in Anterior Cervical Surgery

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Dysphagia
• Interventions: Other: Trachael Preparation Education

• Registration Number: NCT02326116
• Lead Sponsor: University of Rochester

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if Tracheal Traction Exercises (TTE) performed prior to anterior cervical spine surgery can result in a decreased rate of dysphagia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-24
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-25
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-21
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-02
• Study Completion: 2024-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Elective Anterior cervical spine surgery (C2-C7) for degenerative disc disease or myelopathy

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Exclusion Criteria

• More than four levels of fusion
• Trauma or urgent cases of anterior cervical spine surgery
• Prior anterior cervical spine surgery (a known risk factor for dysphagia),
• Prior neck surgery (eg. Thyroidectomy)
• Tumors
• Infections
• Neurological disorders that can predispose to dysphagia such as Parkinson's, Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA), Alzheimer's and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 2	Trachael Preparation Education	Trachael Massage
Group 1	Trachael Preparation Education	Trachael Traction Exercises

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SWAL-QOL	12 months	30% difference in dysphagia as quantified by the SWAL-QOL (validated measure of dysphagia)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Rochester; 🇺🇸 Rochester, New York, United States