Changes in Quality of Life Following Surgical Treatment of Benign Non-toxic Goiter
Completed
- Conditions
- Goiter
- Registration Number
- NCT02651818
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
- Brief Summary
The aim is to investigate the influence of surgical treatment on benign non-toxic goiter on the disease specific quality of life evaluated 6 months after thyroid surgery.
All investigations follow already scheduled treatments.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 104
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing hemi- or total thyroidectomy for benign non-toxic goiter with pressure symptoms
- The patients must be able to understand, read and write Danish
Exclusion Criteria
- Previous surgery to the neck
- Diabetes or any neuromuscular disorders
- Present or previous head and neck malignancy, including malignancy found in the surgical thyroid specimen or suspicion hereof
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in quality of life following thyroidectomy 6 months Change in goiter symptom score at the Thyroid specific Patient Reported Outcome measure (ThyPRO) following thyroidectomy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Odense University Hospital
🇩🇰Odense, Denmark