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Classic Total Thyroidectomy With or Without Drains

NCT00691990 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2011-08-04

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Summary

Protocol Synopsis

* Design: Prospective, single-center randomized study Patient Population: Male or female subjects 18 years of age or older who are scheduled for total thyroidectomy
* No. of Subjects: 100 patients divided into two groups, estimated up to 6 months 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

Conditions

  • Goiter

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Total thyroidectomy

Comparison of the safety and cost-effectiveness of classic thyroidectomy with or without drains

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AHEPA University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Spiros Papavramidis, Prof · Director of the 3rd department of surgery

  • Kostantinos Sapalidis · Surgeon

  • Theodossis Papavramidis · Trainee in Surgery

  • Nikolaos Michalopoulos · Trainee in Surgery

  • Georgios Gkoutzamanis · Surgeon

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2011-07-31

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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