Status:
UNKNOWN
Laser Therapy of Benign Thyroid Nodules
Lead Sponsor:
Odense University Hospital
Conditions:
Benign Solitary Solid
Cystic Thyroid Nodules
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-70 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Nodular goitre is common in the general population and less than 5% of the patients who undergo surgery for solitary thyroid nodules have cancer, in absence of clinical suspicion. Nodules left untreat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with a solitary solid thyroid nodule confirmed by ultrasonography
- Patients with a solitary cystadenoma (cystic part more than 2 mL) confirmed by ultrasonography
- Patients with an autonomous functioning thyroid nodule.
Exclusion
- No family history of thyroid cancer
- Prior radiation towards the neck
- Fine needle biopsy without valid diagnostic criteria for benign thyroid disease
- Nodules larger than 4 cm (largest diameter)
- Suspicion of malignancy
- Increased serum calcitonin
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Alcohol, medicine or drug abuse
- No safe contraception
- Physical or psychic condition that hinders corporation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00150150
Start Date
January 1 2001
End Date
March 1 2006
Last Update
March 27 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital
Odense, Funen, Denmark, 5000