Topical steroid during anterior cervical discectomy with fusion in preventing dysphagia

Investigating the effectiveness of intraoperative topical steroids in preventing dysphagia and swallowing disorders in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy surgery with fusion

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20221108056446N12

Enrollment

120

Registered

2025-01-15

Start date

2025-01-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

Cervical disc. Fusion of spine, cervical region

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: For patients in the intervention group (60 patients), depomedrol is administered. 5 cc of depomedrol is required for each gelfoam. In fact, a gelfoam measuring 4 x

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The patient must consent to participate in the study. The patient has undergone anterior discectomy with fusion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have undergone surgery with traumatic, neoplastic, or infectious symptoms Patients who had previously received corticosteroids (6 months ago).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dysphagia. Timepoint: Data is collected before surgery and at 1 day, 2 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Patient examination.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Shafiei

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

mui@mui.ac.ir+98 31 3668 0048

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026