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Prevention of Hypocalcemia in Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy Plus Central Neck Dissection

NCT00630214 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2008-03-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

the increased risk of hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy plus central neck dissection can be minimized by routine administration of oral calcium and vitamin D supplements during the early postoperative period.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral calcium plus vitamin D

calcium supplementation took 3 g/day oral calcium (1 g every 8 h) plus 1 mcg/day vitamin D (0.5 mcg every 12 h), beginning on the night of surgery and continuing for 14 days.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral calcium alone

calcium carbonate (3 g/day, 1 g every 8 h)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chungnam National University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Asan Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jong-Lyel Roh, MD, PhD · Asan Medical Center & Chungnam National University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-05-31
Primary Completion
2006-02-28
Completion
2006-02-28

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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