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Radiofrequency Ablation in Thyroid Nodules

NCT01750593 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2013-11-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Thyroid nodules are common problems and although \> 95% are stated to be benign, they may cause some problems like hyperthyroidism, compression symptoms, and cosmesis associated with their function, size and localization. Especially for these nodules, patients undergo surgery and face up with the problems associated with surgical complications although they are not cancer. In some studies, radiofrequency ablation previously used for intrabdominal tumors like hepatic metastasis...,was stated to be efficient in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules and in some recurrent thyroid cancer cases. Therefore, the investigators decided to use this method in our patients having nodules like previously mentioned and see the efficacy and safety of the technique.

Conditions

  • Thyroid Nodules

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Radiofrequency ablation of the thyroid nodule

Under USG control, the nodule will be ablated by radiofrequency with a needle that has an active tip of 1 cm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bezmialem Vakif University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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