Changes in Quality of Life Following Surgical Treatment of Benign Non-toxic Goiter

The Impact of Surgical Treatment of Benign Non-toxic Goiter on Quality of Life

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02651818

Acronym

SOLOIST

Enrollment

104

Registered

2016-01-11

Start date

2014-10-30

Completion date

2017-10-24

Last updated

2018-05-15

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Conditions

Goiter

Keywords

Goiter, Thyroid disease, Struma

Brief summary

The aim is to investigate the influence of surgical treatment on benign non-toxic goiter on the disease specific quality of life evaluated 6 months after thyroid surgery. All investigations follow already scheduled treatments.

Interventions

PROCEDUREThyroidectomy

Regular thyroidectomy or hemithyroidectomy through Kocher's skin incision

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing hemi- or total thyroidectomy for benign non-toxic goiter with pressure symptoms * The patients must be able to understand, read and write Danish

Exclusion criteria

* Previous surgery to the neck * Diabetes or any neuromuscular disorders * Present or previous head and neck malignancy, including malignancy found in the surgical thyroid specimen or suspicion hereof

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in quality of life following thyroidectomy	6 months	Change in goiter symptom score at the Thyroid specific Patient Reported Outcome measure (ThyPRO) following thyroidectomy

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

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