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Humanistic Continuing Care Via WeChat for Patients Undergoing Thermal Ablation of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

NCT07302672 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2025-12-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether human-centered nursing care lowers emotional distress and improves quality of life for people who are awake during thyroid thermal ablation. The procedure uses local anesthesia, so participants remain awake and may feel tense. Human-centered care focuses on emotional support, clear communication, comfort, and follow-up, and it may improve the experience and recovery for patients.

The main questions are:

Does human-centered nursing care reduce emotional distress levels in patients undergoing thyroid thermal ablation?

Does human-centered nursing care improve patient quality of life after thyroid thermal ablation?

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare human-centered nursing care to usual nursing care to see if human-centered care leads to lower emotional distress and higher quality of life.

Participants will:

Receive either human-centered nursing care or usual nursing care.

Complete questionnaires before, during, and after the procedure to measure emotional distress, quality of life, pain, and satisfaction with care.

Have their vital signs and quality of life tracked during and after the procedure.

Have their adherence to care plans and any complications monitored.

The main outcomes are emotional distress levels and quality of life. Other outcomes include pain and vital signs during the procedure, satisfaction with care, and complication rates. Results may guide better care for people undergoing small, minimally invasive treatments while awake.

Conditions

  • Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Humanistic Continuing Care via WeChat

Description: Structured, humanistic peri-operative nursing program delivered through WeChat in addition to routine care. Components: pre-procedure needs assessment and expectation setting; brief coping skills coaching (e.g., paced breathing); intra-procedure step-by-step explanations, reassurance, and comfort measures; post-procedure education, recovery guidance, and psychosocial support; symptom monitoring with red-flag escalation; medication/wound-care and appointment reminders; on-demand messaging during service hours; optional caregiver engagement. Delivery \& Schedule: Nurse-led. One pre-procedure session; intra-procedure support on the day of ablation; post-procedure WeChat check-ins at least weekly plus on-demand messaging for 12 weeks. Fidelity tracked via standardized checklists. Arm(s): Experimental - Humanistic Continuing Care via WeChat.

PROCEDURE

Usual Care (No Structured WeChat Program)

Participants receive standard peri-operative nursing and institutional discharge materials, including routine pre-procedure counseling, standard intra-procedure monitoring, printed/posted instructions for home care, and follow-up per usual practice (e.g., clinic visit or routine phone call). They may contact the clinic using standard channels as needed, but there is no scheduled, structured WeChat outreach or humanistic continuing-care protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ming-an Yu

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-15
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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