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Subtotal Versus Total Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease

NCT01408368 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2011-08-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The extent of thyroid resection in Graves' disease remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term results of bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy versus total thyroidectomy in patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy.

Conditions

  • Thyroid
  • Goiter

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy

The intervention consisted of bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy (leaving on both sides of the neck thyroid stumps of approximately 2 g of normal remnant tissue each).

PROCEDURE

Total thyroidectomy

The intervention consisted of total extracapsular thyroidectomy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jagiellonian University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marcin Barczynski, MD, PhD · Jagiellonian University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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