Improved Preoperative Selection of Cold Thyroid Nodules

Preoperative Selection of Solitary Solid Cold Thyroid Nodules - A Prospective Study on the Value of Sonography, Cytology, Immunostaining and Molecular Profiling

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00297297

Enrollment

100

Registered

2006-02-28

Start date

2008-12-31

Completion date

2011-03-31

Last updated

2010-02-25

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Conditions

Thyroid Nodules

Keywords

Solitary solid and scintigraphically cold thyroid nodules

Brief summary

Molecular gene profiling of fine-needle aspiration samples in addition to fine-needle aspiration cytology can improve the selection of patients with benign versus malignant thyroid nodules with improved sensitivity.

Interventions

OTHERNo intervention. Applying gene profiling on needle aspirates

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Solitary thyroid nodules that appear solid on ultrasound and cold on a scintiscan

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy and lactation * Age below 20 years

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026