Voice and Swallowing Outcomes Following Revision Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 200
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Vocal cord and swallowing function as measured by fiberoptic exam in the otolaryngology clinic pre-op and approximately 3 weeks post op.
研究概览
简要总结
Evaluate voice and swallowing outcomes post operatively.
详细描述
Anterior Cervical Decompression and fusion is one of the most common spinal surgical procedures performed in the United States. Common complications of this type of surgery are difficulty swallowing and nerve dysfunction that can effect voice. The chance of having voice and swallowing disturbances increases if this type of surgery has to be repeated. The purpose of this study is to document the voice and swallowing function of patients undergoing this type of surgery in an effort to find better ways to identify and treat these common complications.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients undergoing revision anterior cervical spine surgery
排除标准
- •Primary pathology of the upper aero-digestive tract other than mild chronic pharyngitis, pre-existing vocal cord paralysis.
研究组 & 干预措施
Voice and Swallowing Evaluations
干预措施: Voice and Swallowing evaluations (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Vocal cord and swallowing function as measured by fiberoptic exam in the otolaryngology clinic pre-op and approximately 3 weeks post op.
时间窗: 4 weeks
次要结局
- Quality of life as measured by a self-administered 10 point questionnaire.(4 weeks)
研究者
Kirk P. Withrow, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham