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Image-guided Thermal Ablation vs. Lobectomy for Solitary Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Registration Number
NCT06325787
Lead Sponsor
Chinese PLA General Hospital
Brief Summary

To evaluate the clinical outcomes of image-guided thermal ablation versus thyroid lobectomy for the treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1021
Inclusion Criteria
  1. solitary papillary thyroid carcinoma confirmed by fine-needle aspiration or core-needle biopsy;
  2. largest diameter ≤10 mm;
  3. no evidence of extrathyroidal extension( no signs of unsmooth thyroid capsule or involvement of the perithyroidal tissue) on ultrasound;
  4. no evidence of cervical lymph node metastasis on US or neck CT;
  5. no distant metastasis on chest CT;
  6. no history of neck irradiation.
Exclusion Criteria
  • (1)aggressive subtype of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma confirmed by biopsy(1); (2)multiple tumors; (3) incomplete data or lost follow-up

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
disease-free survivalmore than 5 years

disease-free survival calculated from treatment initiation to disease progression or the last follow-up date

disease progressionmore than 5 years

cervical lymph node metastases, recurrent tumors and persistent tumors

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
complications1 week

complications after surgery or ablation

cost1 week

The ablation cost included preoperative examinations, treatment, local anesthesia and ablation needle costs. The lobectomy cost included preoperative examinations, treatment, general anesthesia, hospital bed, nursing and postoperative medication

hospitalization1 week

hospitalization for surgery or ablation

procedure time1 hour after treatment

Ablation procedure time was defined from US evaluation for the design of insertion way to treatment terminated. Lobectomy procedure time was defined from incision to closure, not including the anesthesia time.

estimated blood loss1 hour

estimated blood loss after surgery or ablation

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