# Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery; Single Dose Steroid vs Saline (DysDexVSSal)

> **NCT03711474** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **West Virginia University** · enrollment: 78 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dysphagia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone
- **DRUG:** Saline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03711474
- **Lead sponsor:** West Virginia University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-09-07
- **Primary completion:** 2023-07-30
- **Final completion:** 2024-07-30
- **Target enrollment:** 78 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-12


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03711474

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03711474, "Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery; Single Dose Steroid vs Saline (DysDexVSSal)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03711474. Licensed CC0.

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