Post Thyroidectomy Endoscopic Laryngeal Examination :Is it Mandatory?

Thyroid Clinical Trial

Official title:

Post Thyroidectomy Endoscopic Laryngeal Examination :Is it Mandatory?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03079193
• Other study ID #: khamisMGH WA1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 13, 2014
• Last updated: March 8, 2017
• Start date: January 2011
• Est. completion date: February 2014

Study information

• Verified date: March 2017
• Source: Khamis Mushayt General Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

Post thyroidectomy laryngeal nerve injuries are frequently encountered specially in total and near total thyroidectomy some unilateral injuries are not clinically evident and asymptomatic.

The aim of this study is to compare mandatory versus selective post-thyroidectomy endoscopic examination of larynx to detect laryngeal nerve injuries.

Description:

100 patients were randomly divided into two groups, group I for whom mandatory post thyroidectomy endoscopic laryngoscopic examination and the other group of only symptomatic patients selected for direct laryngoscopic examination.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: February 2014
• Est. primary completion date: February 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• all post thyroidectomy patients

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Thyroid

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Khamis Mushayt General Hospital	Mansoura University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	endoscopic laryngeal examination post thyroidectomy	usefulness of endoscopic laryngeal examination post thyroidectomy	3 years