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Thyroid Cosmesis Study at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver BC

NCT02458989 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-11-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study looks at the difference in surgical scar outcomes between two different surgical incision methods during thyroid surgery: scalpel vs electrocautery. Patients who are already scheduled for thyroid surgery with Dr. Sam Wiseman, Endocrine Surgeon at St. Paul's Hospital, and that meet the eligibility criteria for this study will be invited to participate. After signing the informed consent form, participants will be randomized into either one of the two incision methods, but will not know which one they receive. There will be two follow-up time points: one at 6 and another at 12 months post-operative. At these time points the research team will send a letter to the participant asking them to rate the appearance of their surgical scar. They will also be asked to take a picture of their scar and send it back to the research team, so that the research team can make an assessment of their surgical scar. The study concludes when the 12 month follow-up is complete.

Conditions

  • Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Scalpel

Use of a scalpel as a first incision during thyroid operation

PROCEDURE

Electrocautery

Use of an electrocautery as a first incision during thyroid operation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr. Sam M. Wiseman

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sam M Wiseman, MD · University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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