An interventional study of Mini-flap and Conventional flap in Thyroid Nodule, sponsored by Inje University. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in South Korea. Open to participants aged 19 Years to 69 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-11.
Sponsored by Inje University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
In this study, a randomized controlled study was conducted between two groups of 40 recipients of conventional flap during BABA robotic-thyroidectomy and 40 recipients of Mini-flap method during BABA robotic-thyroidectomy. In this study, we tried to determine whether the use of Mini-flap can reduce sensory loss and pain after BABA robotic-thyroidectomy.
207 studies on the registry are indexed under Thyroid Nodule; 64 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 82 is close to the median of 75 across 121 interventional studies indexed under Thyroid Nodule.
Browse Thyroid Nodule studies →Inje University is the lead sponsor of 93 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.
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Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
Metastases
Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
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BABA robotic-thyroidectomy that using conventional flap
Procedure: Conventional flap
BABA robotic-thyroidectomy that using Mini-flap
Procedure: Mini-flap
Mini-flap BABA robotic-thyroidectomy creates flaps up to the cricoid cartilage
Conventional flap BABA robotic-thyroidectomy creates flaps up to the thyroid cartilage
Postoperative pain measured using a visual analog scale
Postoperative pain was assessed using a visual analog scale ranging from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater pain.
Time frame: 2, 24, 48, and 72 hours after surgery
Rescue analgesic use
Number of additional doses of ketorolac administered for postoperative pain.
Time frame: 2, 24, 48, and 72 hours after surgery
Change from baseline in sensory function as measured by Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments
Sensory function was assessed using six Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments to measure pressure detection thresholds in four predefined anatomical regions: the superior anterior neck, inferior anterior neck, right anterior chest, and left anterior chest.
Time frame: 1 day before surgery and 1, 6 and 12 months after surgery
Incidence of vocal cord palsy
Check vocal cord palsy that means injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve with a direct laryngoscope
Time frame: before surgery, 1 day after surgery, 2, 6 weeks after surgery, 6 month, 1year after surgery
change from baseline in Hypoparathyroidism, as measured by parathyroid hormone level
check PTH (parathyroid hormone) level
Time frame: before surgery, 1 day after surgery, 2, 6 weeks after surgery, 6 month, 1year after surgery
Ran from Jan 2022 to primary completion in Jun 2024, 29 months.
Of 67 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Thyroid Nodule, half reached primary completion within 30 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 13 and three quarters within 46. This study's 29 months is close to that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 71 studies reached it within 30 months; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 46.
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