Voice and Swallowing Outcomes Following Revision Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01017055 |
Recruitment Status
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Recruiting
First Posted
: November 20, 2009
Last Update Posted
: September 5, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Dysphagia Dysphonia | Other: Voice and Swallowing evaluations |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Voice and Swallowing Outcomes Following Revision Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery |
Study Start Date : | October 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2019 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Voice and Swallowing Evaluations |
Other: Voice and Swallowing evaluations
Fiberoptic exam to evaluate vocal cord and swallowing function
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- Vocal cord and swallowing function as measured by fiberoptic exam in the otolaryngology clinic pre-op and approximately 3 weeks post op. [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Quality of life as measured by a self-administered 10 point questionnaire. [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 19 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing revision anterior cervical spine surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- Primary pathology of the upper aero-digestive tract other than mild chronic pharyngitis, pre-existing vocal cord paralysis.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01017055
Contact: Lisa K Clemons, MSN, RN, OCN | 205 934-9714 | lclemons@uab.edu |
United States, Alabama | |
UAB | Recruiting |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233 | |
Contact: Lisa K Clemons, RN, MSN, OCN 205-934-9714 lclemons@uab.edu | |
Principal Investigator: William R Carroll, MD |
Principal Investigator: | William R Carroll, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Responsible Party: | William Carroll, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01017055 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
F090409003 |
First Posted: | November 20, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 5, 2017 |
Last Verified: | September 2017 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dysphonia Voice Disorders Laryngeal Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms |