Minimal Invasiveness of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00877630

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2009-04-08

Start date

2006-09-30

Completion date

2007-05-31

Last updated

2009-04-10

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Conditions

Thyroid Nodule

Brief summary

The investigators had performed more than 250 cases of breast approach endoscopic thyroidectomy (BAET). The goal of this study is to evaluate whether BAET could be a minimally invasive procedure under the expert's hands.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* thyroidectomy nodule diagnosed by ultrasound

Exclusion criteria

* thyroid carcinoma

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Serum IL-6 and CRP levels before and after operation	0, 2, 12, 24, 48 hours after surgery
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score	2, 12, 24, 48 hours after surgery
Cosmetic outcomes after surgery	3 months after surgery

Countries

China

Outcome results