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ROLE OF METHYLENE BLUE SPRAY IN DETECTING PARATHYROID GLANDS DURING THYROIDECTOMY.

COMPARISON OF PARATHYROID IDENTIFICATION IN THYROID SURGERY WITH AND WITHOUT METHYLENE BLUE SPRAY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/04/051489
Enrollment
20
Registered
2023-04-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Addition of Methylene Blue spray: To visualise Parathyroid gland during thyroid surgery after instillation of methylene blue and to compare S. calcium and PTH hormone levels preoperativ

Sponsors

Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospotal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Undergoing Total/Subtotal/ Near total thyroidectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy and lactation 2. Retrosternal extension 3. Known Chronic Kidney disease 4. Proven Parathyroid disease 5. H/o previous neck surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Occurance of post-operative hypocalcemia (Serum ionized calcium level 4.8mg/dl). 2. Parathormone levels.Timepoint: baseline, Post operative day 1,2 7,14 and day 90—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
parathyroid gland removal in histopathology specimen.Timepoint: day 7—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Deepak Ghuliani

MAMC and associated hospitals

drdeepakghuliani@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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