A Randomized Control Trial for Patient Reported Outcomes and Safety in Outpatient Thyroid Lobectomy

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Status and phase: Enrolling; Phase 2

Conditions: Thyroid Lobectomy

Treatments: Behavioral: Pre-Surgery Survey; Behavioral: Post-Surgery Surveys

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06085625

NCI-2023-08793 (Other Identifier)

2022-0511

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare same-day discharge and overnight (or longer) observation practices and learn more about the differences in patient preferences, safety outcomes, and economic and resource impact

Full description

Primary Objective:

--To determine whether same-day discharge is non-inferior to usual care (overnight stay) with regard to the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory - Thyroid (MDASI-Thyroid) mean severity score, as assessed at 2 weeks post-procedure in patients undergoing thyroid lobectomy.

Secondary Objectives:

• To determine whether same-day discharge is non-inferior to usual care (overnight stay) with regard to the MDASI-Thyroid mean severity score, as assessed at 24 hours post-procedure in patients undergoing thyroid lobectomy.
• To determine whether the two arms differ by incidence of deviations from normal as defined by post-operative hematoma, emergency care presentation, readmission/re-intervention, high pain severity scores, and 30-day mortality.
• To determine whether morphine milligram equivalents (MME) used over the 2-week post-operative period differs between patients who receive same-day discharge vs. those who receive usual care (overnight stay) after receiving thyroid lobectomy.

Enrollment: 224 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients ≥18 years of age
2. Patients undergoing initial partial or complete thyroid lobectomy
3. English and non-English speaking patients are eligible

Exclusion criteria

1. Increased risk of bleeding (e.g., Aspirin, antiplatelet therapy, or anticoagulation that cannot be held 5 days before surgery, baseline thrombocytopenia <50,000/µL)
2. Pre-existing medical comorbidities or poor performance status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status >2) that would otherwise dictate overnight in-hospital postoperative observation
3. Increased distance of residence from index hospital (>50 miles) or inability to stay within the targeted area (<50 miles) postoperatively prohibiting timely return to the index hospital in emergent situations
4. Lives alone or unable to independently perform Activities of Daily Living and no available caregiver in the immediate postoperative period (POD 0-3)
5. Pregnant women will not be included in this study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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224 participants in 1 patient group

Patient Reported Outcomes and Safety in Outpatient Thyroid Lobectomy

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will first complete a survey about the severity of your symptoms. This will be done at your pre-surgery (pre-operative) visit and should take about 5-10 minutes to complete. Study Groups At your pre-surgery visit, you will be assigned to either be sent home on the same day as surgery or to stay in the hospital overnight (or longer) for observation. This will be determined based on which group your surgeon has been assigned to. Participants will be told which group you are in.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Post-Surgery Surveys

Behavioral: Pre-Surgery Survey