NCT07532889

Comparing Medial and Lateral Dissection Approaches to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During a Thyroidectomy

The Use of Continuous Nerve Monitoring to Compare Rates of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury Between Medial and Lateral Dissection Approaches to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During a Thyroidectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 430 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Oleksandr Butskiy · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to compare the effectiveness of two surgical approaches in identifying the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) during thyroidectomy. The main questions it aims to answer are: How does each approach affect the length of hospital stay? How does each approach affect the number of adverse events that occur during surgery? How does each approach affect vocal cord function after surgery? Researchers will compare the new medial approach to the standard lateral approach to evaluate its effectiveness. Participants scheduled to undergo thyroidectomy surgery will be randomly assigned to one of these approaches after informed consent is obtained. Data will be collected during and after the surgery by a research assistant.

Conditions

• Thyroidectomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Approach to RLN during Thyroidectomy	Medial vs Lateral Approach to RLN during thyroidectomy

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-05-01
• Primary completion: 2028-10-01
• Completion: 2028-12-01
• First posted: 2026-04-16
• Last updated: 2026-04-16