Which neck surgery approach causes fewer side effects?
NCT ID NCT07533864
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two different surgical methods for anterior cervical spine surgery. Both use the same skin cut but differ in how the surgeon reaches the spine. The goal is to see if one approach leads to fewer problems with swallowing and voice changes. About 100 adults having neck surgery will fill out questionnaires to track these symptoms.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing index anterior cervical spinal surgery (C2-C7)
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (18 years of age or older). * Patients undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery including Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), Anterior cervical arthroplasty (ACA) and Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) * Ability to complete HSS-DDI questionnaire in English Exclusion Criteria: * Planned use of anterior odontoid screws * Revision anterior surgery * Trauma patient
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hamilton Health Sciences - Hamilton General Hospital
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8L2X2, Canada