Effect of sternothyroid muscle transection during thyroidectomy on postoperative voice and swallowing outcomes

Effect of sternothyroid muscle transection during thyroidectomy on postoperative voice and swallowing outcomes: multicenter non-inferiority randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0008775

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-07

Start date

2023-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-09-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : To compare the voice and swallowing functions after surgery between patients who underwent thyroidectomy with and without transection of the sternothyroid muscle

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are at least 18 years old and under 80 years old 2. Patients with thyroid nodules measuring 1.0 - 3.0 cm who are scheduled for thyroid lobectomy or thyroid lobectomy with central compartment lymph node dissection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of previous thyroid or neck surgery. 2. Suspected injury to the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) or recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) before or during the surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the Voice Handicap Index(VHI)-10 scores between groups	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the Swallowing Impairment (SIS)-6 scores between groups;Comparison of the voice lab (acoustic and aerodynamic parameters: Log2 F0 (Hz), PPQ (%), APQ (%), NHR, MPT (s), Jitter (%), Shimmer (%), Log2 Max VRP (Hz)) between groups	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMoon Young Oh

Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center

oh.moon.young@gmail.com+82-2-870-2864

Outcome results