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Immediate Postoperative Course of Patients With Mini Video Assisted Total Thyroidectomy (miVAT) Versus Classic Total Thyroidectomy (cTT)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00692835
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 6, 2008
Last Update Posted : October 2, 2012
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
AHEPA University Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Papavramidis Theodossis, Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

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

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Goiter Procedure: Total Thyroidectomy (Mini Video Assisted Thyroidectomy) Procedure: Total Thyroidectomy (Classic Thyroidectomy) Not Applicable

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Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 100 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Immediate Postoperative Course of Patients With Mini Video Assisted Total Thyroidectomy (miVAT) Versus Classic Total Thyroidectomy (cTT)
Study Start Date : May 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2009
Actual Study Completion Date : September 2012

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: A
Patients with mini Video Assisted Thyroidectomy (miVAT)
 Procedure: Total Thyroidectomy (Mini Video Assisted Thyroidectomy)
Immediate postoperative course of patients with Thyroidectomy
Active Comparator: B
Immediate postoperative course of patients with classic Thyroidectomy (cTT)
 Procedure: Total Thyroidectomy (Classic Thyroidectomy)
Immediate postoperative course of patients with Thyroidectomy


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Postoperative course of patients [ Time Frame: 7 days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

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
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Locations
Greece
3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital
Thessaloniki, Greece, 55236
Sponsors and Collaborators
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
AHEPA University Hospital
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Responsible Party: Papavramidis Theodossis, Elected lecturer, Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00692835     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 333/12-5-2008
First Posted: June 6, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 2, 2012
Last Verified: September 2012

Keywords provided by Papavramidis Theodossis, Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki:
Goiter [C19.874.283]
Thyroid Neoplasms [C19.874.788]

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Goiter
Thyroid Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases