NCT03295955

Comparing Efficacy of Postoperative Oral Antibiotic Use in Trans-Oral Thyroidectomy

Comparing Efficacy of Postoperative Antibiotic Use in Transoral Thyroidectomy: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery is a emerging surgical technique for thyroid surgery. This study to investigate the need for postoperative antibiotics in transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery.

Detailed description

To prevent possible infection from the oral cavity flora, most surgeons prescribe postoperative oral antibiotics more than 3 to 7 days after surgery. Currently, there's no clinical evidence that postoperative oral antibiotics is necessary or not in transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery. The investigator will conduct randomization after transoral thyroid surgery with two groups : postoperative oral antibiotics group versus no oral antibiotics group.

Conditions

• Surgical Wound Infection
• Thyroid Nodule

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Amoxicillin Clavulanate	Per-oral "Amoxicillin Clavulanate" Given or Non-given, after surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-04
• Primary completion: 2018-09-03
• Completion: 2018-12-03
• First posted: 2017-09-28
• Last updated: 2017-09-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea