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Is the Routine Pressure Dressing After Thyroidectomy Necessary?

NCT00400465 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 116

Last updated 2015-04-01

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Summary

Thyroidectomy is an operation that is commonly performed. After an operation a pressure dressing by Hypafix is usually used due to the belief that it will help to reduce complications such as post-operative bleeding or haematoma. However, the practice is uncomfortable to patients and makes it hard to detect early haematomas.

We carried out a prospective randomised study to study the role of pressure dressing after thyroid surgery by evaluating the amount of fluids collected in the operative bed by ultrasonography compared with normal dressing.

Conditions

  • Thyroid Neoplasms
  • Thyroid Nodules
  • Graves Disease
  • Goiter

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Normal dressing

Normal dressing

PROCEDURE

Pressure dressing

Pressure dressing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Khon Kaen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patorn Piromchai, MD · Khonkaen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2007-08-31
Completion
2007-09-30

Countries

  • Thailand

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