Status:
COMPLETED
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Versus Neurostimulation
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bologna
Conditions:
Thyroidectomy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-84 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if intraoperative neuromonitoring associated to neurostimulation of recurrent laryngeal nerve reduce the rate of recurrent laryngeal palsy respect to neurostim...
Detailed Description
Anatomic and functional preservation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve is a key element of thyroid surgery. Surgical exposure and visual identification of the nerve during thyroid surgery has been show...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mono or bilateral thyroid surgery
Exclusion
- Previous thyroid and parathyroid surgery
- Thyroidectomy with mono or bilateral neck dissection
- Extended thyroidectomy for locally advanced thyroid carcinoma
- Retrosternal goitre
- Minimally invasive thyroid surgery
- Preoperative palsy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01163045
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
July 15 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi ENT Clini University of Bologna Italy
Bologna, Italy/Bologna, Italy, 40100