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CompletedNCT03079193

Post Thyroidectomy Endoscopic Laryngeal Examination :Is it Mandatory?

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
100 (actual)
Sponsor
Khamis Mushayt General Hospital · Other Government
Sex
All
Age
12 Years – 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2011-01-01
Primary completion
2014-02-01
Completion
2014-02-01
First posted
2017-03-14
Last updated
2017-03-14

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03079193. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.