Humanistic Continuing Care Via WeChat for Patients Undergoing Thermal Ablation of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
NCT ID: NCT07302672
Last Updated: 2025-12-24
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
108 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-12-15
2026-12-31
Brief Summary
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The main questions are:
Does human-centered nursing care reduce emotional distress levels in patients undergoing thyroid thermal ablation?
Does human-centered nursing care improve patient quality of life after thyroid thermal ablation?
If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare human-centered nursing care to usual nursing care to see if human-centered care leads to lower emotional distress and higher quality of life.
Participants will:
Receive either human-centered nursing care or usual nursing care.
Complete questionnaires before, during, and after the procedure to measure emotional distress, quality of life, pain, and satisfaction with care.
Have their vital signs and quality of life tracked during and after the procedure.
Have their adherence to care plans and any complications monitored.
The main outcomes are emotional distress levels and quality of life. Other outcomes include pain and vital signs during the procedure, satisfaction with care, and complication rates. Results may guide better care for people undergoing small, minimally invasive treatments while awake.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Humanistic Continuing Care via WeChat
Humanistic Continuing Care via WeChat
Description: Structured, humanistic peri-operative nursing program delivered through WeChat in addition to routine care. Components: pre-procedure needs assessment and expectation setting; brief coping skills coaching (e.g., paced breathing); intra-procedure step-by-step explanations, reassurance, and comfort measures; post-procedure education, recovery guidance, and psychosocial support; symptom monitoring with red-flag escalation; medication/wound-care and appointment reminders; on-demand messaging during service hours; optional caregiver engagement.
Delivery \& Schedule: Nurse-led. One pre-procedure session; intra-procedure support on the day of ablation; post-procedure WeChat check-ins at least weekly plus on-demand messaging for 12 weeks. Fidelity tracked via standardized checklists.
Arm(s): Experimental - Humanistic Continuing Care via WeChat.
Usual Care (No Structured WeChat Program)
Usual Care (No Structured WeChat Program)
Participants receive standard peri-operative nursing and institutional discharge materials, including routine pre-procedure counseling, standard intra-procedure monitoring, printed/posted instructions for home care, and follow-up per usual practice (e.g., clinic visit or routine phone call). They may contact the clinic using standard channels as needed, but there is no scheduled, structured WeChat outreach or humanistic continuing-care protocol.
Interventions
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Humanistic Continuing Care via WeChat
Description: Structured, humanistic peri-operative nursing program delivered through WeChat in addition to routine care. Components: pre-procedure needs assessment and expectation setting; brief coping skills coaching (e.g., paced breathing); intra-procedure step-by-step explanations, reassurance, and comfort measures; post-procedure education, recovery guidance, and psychosocial support; symptom monitoring with red-flag escalation; medication/wound-care and appointment reminders; on-demand messaging during service hours; optional caregiver engagement.
Delivery \& Schedule: Nurse-led. One pre-procedure session; intra-procedure support on the day of ablation; post-procedure WeChat check-ins at least weekly plus on-demand messaging for 12 weeks. Fidelity tracked via standardized checklists.
Arm(s): Experimental - Humanistic Continuing Care via WeChat.
Usual Care (No Structured WeChat Program)
Participants receive standard peri-operative nursing and institutional discharge materials, including routine pre-procedure counseling, standard intra-procedure monitoring, printed/posted instructions for home care, and follow-up per usual practice (e.g., clinic visit or routine phone call). They may contact the clinic using standard channels as needed, but there is no scheduled, structured WeChat outreach or humanistic continuing-care protocol.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
* Number of target lesions \<= 3
* Largest lesion diameter \<= 2 cm; clinical stage T1N0M0 by imaging
* Awake and able to cooperate under local anesthesia
Owns a smartphone and can use WeChat
Exclusion Criteria
* Prior thyroid surgery or thermal ablation
* Unwilling or unable to join the WeChat group or complete postoperative follow-up
16 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Ming-an Yu
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ming-an Yu
Head of department of intervention medicine
Locations
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Beijing, , China
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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ming-an yu
Role: primary
yan li
Role: backup
Other Identifiers
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2509008
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id