Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00571077
Electrical Impedance Scanning of Thyroid Nodules Prior to Thyroid Surgery: a Prospective Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 200 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Patients over the age of 18 with thyroid nodules scheduled for surgery will undergo EIS scan. Each node will be scanned and graded form 1-5 (1=benign, 5=malignant). Results will be compared with final histopathology.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Electrical Impedance Scanning (EIS) of the Thyroid gland | Patients will be examined in the supine position. A cylinder electrode conveying 2.5V electrical current will be held by the patient. The patient will be scanned by a probe (similar to an ultrasound probe. The examination takes 5 minutes and there is no risk or discomfort. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2002-01-01
- Completion
- 2007-12-01
- First posted
- 2007-12-11
- Last updated
- 2008-05-13
Locations
2 sites across 2 countries: United States, Israel
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00571077. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.