Quality of Life, Thyroidectomy
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients underwent thyroidectomy filled an computer or paper based QoL questionnaire before and after operation.
Detailed description
Patients who have consent to undergo to total thyroidectomy with sutureless technique (regardless of attending to study or not) for benign thyroid diseases in the institution are asked to participate to this study. Patients are informed that participating to this study will not alter their treatment method. Patients were operated either with Ligasure SmallJaw or Harmonic Focus according to result of label picked from bag. Same surgical team performed all operations and they did not know if the patient was participated in study or not. Patients willing to participate in this study are being questioned for their quality of life (QoL) with a patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaire before surgery and 4 weeks after surgery. For assessment of quality of life Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire is being used. Responses of patients to QoL questionnaire is being recorded to a secure online database. After data completion answers of patients will be exported as anonymous to principal investigator for analysis. Effect of two energy based devices (EBD) on QOL will be compared.
Interventions
PROCEDURESutureless Thyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy performed with energy based devices and no use of ligation. Used device is not altered for this study. Non of the personnel in the operating room including surgical team knows if the patient was enrolled or not in this study.
Sponsors
Istanbul University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Sutureless thyroidectomy for benign conditions
Exclusion criteria
* Known neck malignity, * History of neck operation * Ligation use during surgery * Refusal of patient * Non-capable patient * Non-euthyroid patient * Pregnancy * Having rheumatic diseases * Having connective tissue diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall alterations in quality of life according to Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire | 4 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alterations in daily life according to Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire | 4 weeks |
| Alterations in Tiredness according to Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire | 4 weeks |
| Alterations in cognitive complaints according to Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire | 4 weeks |
| Alterations in social life according to Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire | 4 weeks |
| Alterations in depressivity according to Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire | 4 weeks |
| Alterations in emotional susceptibility according to Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire | 4 weeks |
| Alterations in anxiety according to Thy-PRO-39 questionnaire | 4 weeks |
Outcome results
None listed