Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Dysphagia
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Umeå University · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this research project is to investigate the incidence of impaired swallowing (dysphagia) after anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS) and to study the long-term effect of dysphagia on nutritional status 12 ± 3 months later. Furthermore, to investigate the effect of a new rehabilitation method for dysphagia among individuals with swallowing dysfunction after ACSS.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* All patients enrolled at the University Hospital of Umeå who have undergone ACSS between C2 and Th1 level due to trauma are eligible participants in the first part of the study.
* Eligibility criteria to participate in part 2 is swallowing dysfunction on FEES at 4±1-week post-…
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