Comparison of Quality of Life Between Patients Underwent Transoral Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery and Conventional Surgery
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Quality of Life
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
- Enrollment
- 38
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in quality of life after surgery
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the quality of life of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy compare with open thyroidectomy, Furthermore, postoperative complication will be assessed, also.
Detailed Description
Regarding type of surgery, doctor will just advice about risk and benefit of any type of surgery. And then patient will select by himself. Patients are not assigned to endoscopic or conventional group. This study start to enrolled patients after surgery. And the quality of life will be observed at 2, 6 and 12 weeks, respectively.
Investigators
Pornthep Kasemsiri
Principal investigator
Khon Kaen University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patient who underwent thyroid lobectomy for benign thyroid nodule less or equal 5 cm
Exclusion Criteria
- •previous neck surgery
- •suspected thyroid carcinoma
- •patient who failure endoscopic thyroidectomy and change to conventional surgery
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in quality of life after surgery
Time Frame: 2,6,12 weeks
Quality of life will assessed by Short form health survey 36 and specific questionnaire for thyroidectomy. These questionnaires will assess at 2,6 and 12 weeks after surgery. The quality of life results (6 and 12 weeks) will be observed that change from 2 weeks after surgery. Furthermore, investigators will compare score of Short form health survey 36 and specific quality of life questionnaire for thyroidectomy between endoscopic and open technique at 2,6,12 week after surgery, also.
Secondary Outcomes
- Postoperative complication(2,6, and 12 weeks)