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Systematic Administration of Calcium and Vitamin D After Thyroidectomy

NCT03777033 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2019-09-06

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Summary

Transient hypocalcaemia consist the most common postoperative complication after thyroidectomy (10-45%). It may be mild and subclinical or cause mild or severe symptoms and may lead to longer hospital stay as well as in discomfort of the patients. For the management oral or intravenous calcium with or without vitamin D administration can be used based on the blood calcium levels and on the symptomatology. The investigators intent to study a new protocol with oral calcium and vitamin D given systematically from the day of operation to assess if this practice can minimize the rate of transient hypocalcaemia and as a consequence minimize the length of stay in the hospital.

Conditions

  • Thyroid Diseases

Interventions

DRUG

Prophylactic protocol with Ca and Vit D

3g calcium /day for 5 days and then 2g/day for 10 days 2 Micrograms Alfacalcidol/day and then 1 microgram /day for 10 days the Prophylactic protocol with Ca and Vit D will be given in the form of Alfacalcidol 0.5 Micrograms Capsule and CALCIUM CARBONATE + CALCIUM GALACTOGLUCONATE 1000mg tablet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hellenic Red Cross Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sophocles Lanitis · Korgiallenio benakeio hellenic red cross hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-01
Primary Completion
2020-04-01
Completion
2020-08-04

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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