A Randomized Control Trial for Patient Reported Outcomes and Safety in Outpatient Thyroid Lobectomy

NCT ID: NCT06085625

Last Updated: 2025-11-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

224 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-26

Study Completion Date

2027-11-01

Brief Summary

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To compare same-day discharge and overnight (or longer) observation practices and learn more about the differences in patient preferences, safety outcomes, and economic and resource impact

Detailed Description

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Primary Objective:

--To determine whether same-day discharge is non-inferior to usual care (overnight stay) with regard to the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory - Thyroid (MDASI-Thyroid) mean severity score, as assessed at 2 weeks post-procedure in patients undergoing thyroid lobectomy.

Secondary Objectives:

* To determine whether same-day discharge is non-inferior to usual care (overnight stay) with regard to the MDASI-Thyroid mean severity score, as assessed at 24 hours post-procedure in patients undergoing thyroid lobectomy.
* To determine whether the two arms differ by incidence of deviations from normal as defined by post-operative hematoma, emergency care presentation, readmission/re-intervention, high pain severity scores, and 30-day mortality.
* To determine whether morphine milligram equivalents (MME) used over the 2-week post-operative period differs between patients who receive same-day discharge vs. those who receive usual care (overnight stay) after receiving thyroid lobectomy.

Conditions

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Thyroid Lobectomy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Patient Reported Outcomes and Safety in Outpatient Thyroid Lobectomy

Participants will first complete a survey about the severity of your symptoms. This will be done at your pre-surgery (pre-operative) visit and should take about 5-10 minutes to complete.

Study Groups

At your pre-surgery visit, you will be assigned to either be sent home on the same day as surgery or to stay in the hospital overnight (or longer) for observation. This will be determined based on which group your surgeon has been assigned to. Participants will be told which group you are in.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Post-Surgery Surveys

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

After surgery, Participants will complete the same survey as in the pre-surgery visit about 1 day and then 2 weeks after surgery. These surveys will be completed electronically through the MyChart system. They will take about 5-10 minutes to complete and must be done within 24 hours after receiving the survey.

Participants will be monitored for 1 month after your surgery, including your standard-of-care postoperative visit at about 2 weeks. You may be contacted by a provider for a phone or in person visit at the 1-month time point to ask how you are doing.

Pre-Surgery Survey

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to complete a survey 3 times (before surgery, after surgery, and 2 weeks after surgery). You will be monitored for up to 1 month after your surgery, where you may be contacted by a study provider virtually or in person to ask you about medication usage and heath care needs.

Interventions

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Post-Surgery Surveys

After surgery, Participants will complete the same survey as in the pre-surgery visit about 1 day and then 2 weeks after surgery. These surveys will be completed electronically through the MyChart system. They will take about 5-10 minutes to complete and must be done within 24 hours after receiving the survey.

Participants will be monitored for 1 month after your surgery, including your standard-of-care postoperative visit at about 2 weeks. You may be contacted by a provider for a phone or in person visit at the 1-month time point to ask how you are doing.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pre-Surgery Survey

Participants will be asked to complete a survey 3 times (before surgery, after surgery, and 2 weeks after surgery). You will be monitored for up to 1 month after your surgery, where you may be contacted by a study provider virtually or in person to ask you about medication usage and heath care needs.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients ≥18 years of age
2. Patients undergoing initial partial or complete thyroid lobectomy
3. English and non-English speaking patients are eligible

Exclusion Criteria

1. Increased risk of bleeding (e.g., Aspirin, antiplatelet therapy, or anticoagulation that cannot be held 5 days before surgery, baseline thrombocytopenia \<50,000/µL)
2. Pre-existing medical comorbidities or poor performance status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status \>2) that would otherwise dictate overnight in-hospital postoperative observation
3. Increased distance of residence from index hospital (\>50 miles) or inability to stay within the targeted area (\<50 miles) postoperatively prohibiting timely return to the index hospital in emergent situations
4. Lives alone or unable to independently perform Activities of Daily Living and no available caregiver in the immediate postoperative period (POD 0-3)
5. Pregnant women will not be included in this study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Paul Graham, M D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Paul Graham, M D

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (832) 829-2547

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Paul Graham, M D

Role: primary

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2023-08793

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2022-0511

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id