Post Thyroidectomy Endoscopic Laryngeal Examination :Is it Mandatory?

NCT ID: NCT03079193

Last Updated: 2017-03-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2014-02-28

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Thyroid

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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videoscopic laryngeal examination

50 patients post thyroidectomy will do mandatory post thyroidectomy videoscopic examination of the larynx

No interventions assigned to this group

No vedioscopic larygeoscopic examination

50 patients post thyroidectomy will be followed up and will not do vedeoscopic videoscopic laryngeal examination routinely they will do it if indicated

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* all post thyroidectomy patients

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mansoura University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Khamis Mushayt General Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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wagih ghnnam

associate professor of general surgery

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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khamisMGH WA1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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