NCT04463719

AIM2: Adequate Selection of Patients for Thyroid Biopsy: Evaluation of a Shared Decision Making Conversation Aid

Adequate Selection of Patients for Thyroid Biopsy: Evaluation of a Shared Decision Making Conversation Aid

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 107 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

There is an epidemic of thyroid cancer that is harmful to patients and the medical system. The study hypothesizes that the use of an electronic conversation aid during clinical visits can help patients and clinicians collaborate. The study aims to update a conversation aid prototype that was developed to support shared decision making in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer and conduct a pilot clinical trial to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a larger efficacy study.

Conditions

• Thyroid Nodules
• Thyroid Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Counseling using the electronic conversation aid	Patients receive counseling about thyroid biopsy with the use of the conversation aid.
BEHAVIORAL	counseling by routine care	Patients receive counseling by routine care without the use of the conversation aid

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-20
• Primary completion: 2024-09-30
• Completion: 2024-09-30
• First posted: 2020-07-09
• Last updated: 2025-11-10
• Results posted: 2025-11-10

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States