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CompletedNCT01539499Updated Aug 31, 2017

Complications of Endocrine Surgery: Data From the United HealthSystem Consortium

An observational study in Thyroid Disease, Parathyroid Disease and Endocrine Gland, sponsored by University of Arkansas. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-31.

Sponsored by University of Arkansas · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
1,000
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this study is to help better determine the complication rates for endocrine surgery across the nation for both benign and malignant disease. It is our hypothesis that the complication rates are low overall and that malignant disease results in a higher complication rate than benign disease. This study will do a database review from all University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC).

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Conditions studied

  • Thyroid Disease
  • Parathyroid Disease
  • Endocrine Gland
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In context

Thyroid Diseases

967 studies on the registry are indexed under Thyroid Diseases; 197 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,000 is above the median of 150 across 381 observational studies indexed under Thyroid Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

University of Arkansas is the lead sponsor of 391 studies on the registry; 39 are open to participants now.

Of its 37 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 34 (92%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

The study will be conducted through a United HealthSystem Consortium query of endocrine surgery done as a primary procedure for specific diagnosis.

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients between the ages of 18 and 90 years who have a diagnosis of benign multinodular goiter and/or malignant thyroid disease and have undergone a total thyroidectomy as a primary procedure.
  • Parathyroid patients will also be studied.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non endocrine surgery patients
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
1,000 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Complication Rates for Endocrine Surgery

    The information presented in this report will provide a surgical tool for otolaryngologists to safely inform patients on the risks of endocrine surgery.

    Time frame: baseline

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 31, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01539499
Lead sponsor
University of Arkansas
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 27, 2012
Start date
Jan 2010
Primary completion
Aug 2017
Completion
Aug 2017
Last update
Aug 31, 2017

Study contacts

Brendan Stack, MD
principal investigator · University of Arkansas

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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