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Study on HRQOL and Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Management of Patients With <2cm Thyroid Nodules

NCT02398721 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 314

Last updated 2018-05-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Ideally randomized controlled trials should be carried out to compare the cost-effectiveness between FNAC and watchful waiting but such studies are very difficult to conduct in practice because they require following up very large number of subjects for a long period of time.

The aims are to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and HRQOL preference (utility) of patients undergoing watchful observation (no FNAC) and routine FNAC, and to determine the cost-effectiveness of two strategies in managing small incidental thyroid nodules for the Chinese population in Hong Kong.

Conditions

  • Thyroid Nodules

Interventions

OTHER

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2018-02-28

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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