Tracheal Anatomy After Thyroidectomy

Thyroidectomy Improves Tracheal Anatomy and Airflow in Patients With Nodular Goiter: A Prospective Cohort Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03072654

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-07

Start date

2014-11-01

Completion date

2017-03-02

Last updated

2017-03-07

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Conditions

Goiter, Nodular

Brief summary

The investigators aimed at investigating the effects of thyroidectomy on tracheal anatomy and airflow in patients with benign nodular goiter, employing a prospective observational study. Magnetic resonance images of the neck and respiratory flow-volume curves were performed prior to and six months following surgery. Tracheal and thyroid volumes, smallest cross-sectional area of the trachea (SCAT), tracheal narrowing, tracheal deviation and tracheal encirclement by the thyroid were evaluated. Through flow-volume curves respiratory function, including both in- and expiration, was evaluated.

Interventions

PROCEDUREThyroidectomy

Remove the nodular goiter on the neck by thyroidectomy (standard procedure)

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Reads and write Danish

Exclusion criteria

* Suspected or present malignancy * Neuromuscular disease * Prior surgery to the neck

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Changes in tracheal anatomy	6 months follow-up	Change in tracheal narrowing (cross sectional area of the trachea at the goiter level compared to cross-sectional area of the trachea at the carina)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026