Determinants of Thyroid Surgery Outcomes

Influence of Factors Specific to Patient, Procedure or Surgeon on Thyroid Surgery Outcomes

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02813733

Acronym

CATHY

Enrollment

3500

Registered

2016-06-27

Start date

2008-04-30

Completion date

2016-01-31

Last updated

2016-06-27

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Conditions

Thyroid Disease

Keywords

thyroid surgery, surgical outcomes, patient safety, healthcare quality, surgeons performance

Brief summary

In a large prospective cross-sectional study, the investigators aimed to identify the determinants of thyroid surgery outcomes and quantify the relative influence of preoperative and intraoperative factors. For this purpose, the investigators considered the interplay of several characteristics specific to surgeons, patients, and surgical procedures.

Interventions

PROCEDUREThyroid surgery

Thyroidectomies performed by all surgeons in 5 academic hospitals in France.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

\- All patients who underwent a thyroid procedure between April 2008 and July 2008.

Exclusion criteria

\- Participation refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy	During inpatient stay and at 6 months following surgery	Systematic postoperative screening by laryngoscopy

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Secondary hypoparathyroidism	During inpatient stay and at 6 months following surgery	Systematic postoperative screening based on hypocalcaemia \< 2 mmoL/l or vitaminocalcic substitution

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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