Health Condition 1: G30-G32- Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: dexamethasone: 3 doses of intravenous dexamethasone will be give
one dose immediate pre operative and 2 doses at 8 and 16 hours post operative
Control Intervention1: normal saline: norm
Sponsors
INK institute of neuroscience
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elective anterior cervical surgery for degenerative cervical disorders.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled for revision procedures. 2.Those requiring combined anterior and posterior approaches. 3. Patients undergoing surgical procedures for traumatic, neoplastic, or infectious indications. 4. Any patients already receiving or with medical contraindications to systemic corticosteroids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| POST OPERATIVE DYSPHAGIA COMPARED TO PRE OPERATIVE MEASURED USING EAT 10 SCORE.Timepoint: PER OPERATIVE POST OPERATIVE DAY1 DAY2 WEEK1 MONTH1 MONTH2 MONTH4 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| JAPANESE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORETimepoint: PRE OPERATIVE POSTOPERATIVE MONTH 1 MONTH 2 MONTH 4;NECK DISABILITY INDEX VISUAL ANALOGUE SCORETimepoint: PRE OPERATIVE POST OPERATIVE MONTH 1 MONTH2 MONTH4;POST OPERATIVE DYSPHAGIA COMPARED TO PRE OPERATIVE MEASURED USING BAZAZ SCORETimepoint: PER OPERATIVE POST OPERATIVE DAY1 DAY2 WEEK1 MONTH1 MONTH2 MONTH4;SWELLING INDEXTimepoint: POST OPERATIVE DAY 1 MONTH 1 MONTH 2 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSELVIN PRABHAKAR V
I NK institute of neuroscience
Outcome results
None listed