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Clinical Trials/NCT02651818
NCT02651818CompletedNot Applicable

The Impact of Surgical Treatment of Benign Non-toxic Goiter on Quality of Life

University of Southern Denmark1 site in 1 country104 target enrollmentStarted: October 30, 2014Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
104
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change in quality of life following thyroidectomy

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
20 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in quality of life following thyroidectomy

Time Frame: 6 months

Change in goiter symptom score at the Thyroid specific Patient Reported Outcome measure (ThyPRO) following thyroidectomy

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Jesper Roed Sorensen

MD

University of Southern Denmark

Study Sites (1)

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