Sutureless Versus Conventional Thyroidectomy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Goiter
• Interventions: Procedure: Harmonic scalpel thyroidectomy; Procedure: Conventional thyroidectomy

• Registration Number: NCT03615456
• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University

Brief Summary

This study was prospective randomized double-blinded clinical trial on patients with thyroid disease who underwent thyroidectomy in the general surgery department, Mansoura university hospitals during the period of February 2017 to February 2018.Two techniques for vascular sealing were compared: conventional tying and harmonic scalpel

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-02-28
• Study Completion: 2018-05-12
• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-03
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-03
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Patients of both genders aging above 18 years presented with primary thyroid diseases requiring thyroidectomy including:

• Solitary thyroid nodule (STN)
• Multinodular goiter
• Controlled toxic goiter
• Inflammatory goiter (thyroiditis)
• Early-stage thyroid cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients unfit for surgery
• patients unwilling to participate in the study
• Pregnant women
• Thyroid cancer with lymph node or distant metastasis.
• Patients with psychiatric disturbances.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Harmonic scalpel thyroidectomy	Harmonic scalpel thyroidectomy	Thyroidectomy with sealing of thyroid vessels using harmonic scalpel
Conventional thyroidectomy	Conventional thyroidectomy	Thyroidectomy with ligation and division of thyroid vessels

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Volume of postoperative drainage	At 24 hours after surgery	The volume of fluid drained in the suction drain placed in the neck in milliliters

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mansoura university hospital; 🇪🇬 Mansourah, Dakahlia, Egypt