Quality of Life (QOL) Following Parathyroid Surgery

Parathyroidectomy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Does Quality of Life Improve Following Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00205452
• Other study ID #: 2003-164
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2005
• Last updated: October 16, 2012
• Start date: June 2003
• Est. completion date: October 2008

Study information

• Verified date: October 2012
• Source: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The only established treatment for the complete resolution of hyperparathyroidism is the surgical removal of the affected glands. While proven as a means of resolving hyperparathyroidism, there have been no comprehensive preoperative and postoperative assessments to determine quality of life for patients undergoing minimally invasive vs. traditional parathyroid surgery. Quality of life will be assessed in subjects undergoing minimally invasive procedures and traditional procedures using a clinically validated survey. We will gather data one week preoperatively as well as one week and one year postoperatively then compare the survey results from the two study groups to each other. We will also compare the study groups to a control group consisting of patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Our ultimate goal is to clarify if minimally invasive parathyroid surgery techniques contribute to a higher patient quality of life as compared to traditional techniques.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: October 2008
• Est. primary completion date: October 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• parathyroidectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• subjects under the age of 18

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parathyroidectomy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics	Madison	Wisconsin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,