Clinical Trials

Sponsor(s): Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital

Condition(s):

Enlarged thyroid
Goiter
Thyroid Cancer
Cancer
Neoplasms
Thyroid Diseases and Disorders

Purpose: Protocol Synopsis - Protocol title: Immediate postoperative course of patients with mini Video Assisted Thyroidectomy (miVAT) versus classic Thyroidectomy (cTT) - Purpose: Comparison of the immediate postoperative course and complications of the patients using the two techniques - Design: Prospective, single-center randomized study - Patient Population: Male or female subjects 18 years of age or older with nodular goiter who are scheduled for total thyroidectomy (miVAT or T) - No. of Subjects: 100 patients divided into two groups, estimated up to 1 year to enroll - Duration of Treatment: During the operation - Duration of Follow-up: Follow-up will be performed daily while hospitalized, and by phone till the 7th postoperative day - Endpoints: To evaluate the safety and cost-effectiveness of each technique

Eligibility:

Minimum Age:

18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient is over 18 years old

2. Patient scheduled for a non-emergency operation

3. Patient signs and dates a written informed consent form (ICF) and indicates an
understanding of the study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient had a previous operation at the thyroid

2. Patient is participating in another clinical trial which may affect this study's
outcomes

3. Patient in toxic condition (non euthyroid or hypothyroid )

4. Patient receiving anticoagulation treatment for other medical condition

5. Echographic evidence that the size at least one nodule is more than 4cm

Other Location(s): Thessaloniki, Greece

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