Patient Perceptions of Robotic, Endoscopic and Open Thyroid Surgery

Recruiting

• Conditions: Thyroid Diseases; Surgery

• Registration Number: NCT06803719
• Lead Sponsor: Shanghai 6th People's Hospital

Brief Summary

Robotic thyroid surgery offers certain improvements in cosmesis and postoperative recovery. The study aimed to describe patients' concerns in choosing surgical approach and how these attitudes affect preferences for robotic thyroidectomy (RT), endoscopic thyroidectomy (ET) and conventional open thyroidectomy (OT), with the long-term goal of promoting RT.

Detailed Description

Patients admitted for surgical treatment for thyroid disease, after sufficient counselling on the main differences and traits among open, endoscopic and robotic approach completed an anonymous questionnaire. Size of incision, cost, postoperative recovery, postoperative hospitalization, operation duration and absence of the anterior neck incision were respectively assessed the degree of importance when patients chose the surgical approach in thyroid disease. In addition, patients underwent RT and ET rated their satisfaction in terms of scars and cosmesis.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-11-01
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-27
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-04
• Primary Completion: 2026-12-31
• Study Completion: 2027-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients underwent thyroid surgery and were willing to complete the questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

• The completeness of the questionnaire was less than 80%
• Drop of follow-up

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
operative time	through study completion, an average of 1 year	operative time was defined as the duration from incision to closure, and was collected from anesthesia record sheet
hospitalization	through study completion, an average of 1 year	days of hospitalization
degree of pain	approximately 4 hours after surgery and on postoperative day 1	pain intensity was assessed using a standard visual analogue score, with a score of 0 to 10 corresponding to no pain to the most severe pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital; 🇨🇳 Shanghai, Shanghai, China