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UNKNOWN
Prophylactic Infusion of Calcium Gluconate Reducing the Rate of Hypocalcaemia After Total Thyroidectomy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Malaya
Conditions:
Hypocalcemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Post-total thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia is a common complication with the rate ranging from 13-49% in a meta-analysis. However, the rate in UMMC in 2018 and 2019 were 40% and 23% respectively. It lead ...
Detailed Description
All participating patients will be randomised into intervention and placebo arm with 1:1 ratio. Intervention group will receive 1 ampoule of intravenous calcium gluconate within 4 hours of post total ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 18-80 years old
- Scheduled for total thyroidectomy in UMMC
Exclusion
- Their age outside the range of 18-80
- Have parathyroid disorders or end stage renal failure
- On calcium or vitamin D supplements prior to surgery
- Have deranged calcium homeostasis (outside the normal range of 2.2-2.6 mmol/L)
- Scheduled for total thyroidectomy plus lymph node dissection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04491357
Start Date
June 1 2020
End Date
June 1 2022
Last Update
July 31 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University Malaya Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 59100