Development of continuous intra-wound pressure measurement method after thyroid surgery

Development of continuous wound pressure measurement method to monitor airway obstruction due to increased intra-wound pressure due to postoperative bleeding after thyroid surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCTs032230042

Enrollment

500

Registered

2023-04-18

Start date

2023-04-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

carcinoma of thyroid, Adenomatous goiter, Follicular adenoma, Graves' disease

Interventions

At the time of wound closure, a central venous catheter for continuous monitoring of postoperative wound pressure is percutaneously inserted along the drain into the wound beside the trachea and fixed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients undergoing thyroid surgery at Department of Surgery in Showa Medical University Northern Yokohama Hospital 2) Patients who are 18 years of age or older at the time of informed consent. 3) Patients who have given written informed consent to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who undergo mediastinal lymphadenectomy. 2) Patients who undergo thoracoscopic assisted operation. 3) Patients in whom placement of a drain is difficult for some reason. 4) Patients judged to be ineligible by the investigator's judgment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
intra-wound pressure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
re-operation	—

Contacts

Public ContactMItsuhiro Fukushima

Showa Medical University Northern Yokohama Hospital

fukushima-m@med.showa-u.ac.jp+81-45-949-7000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026