Changes in Metabolic Status in Patients With Total Thyroidectomy (Thyroid cancer)

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Thyroid Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01781767

TASMC-12-NV-376-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study objective is to evaluate the change in mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) mRNA expression as function of thyroid activity (TSH, T3 and Free T4).

Full description

Blood will be drown before thyroidectomy, 2 weeks after the operation and 3-4 month after the operation.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who were diagnosed with thyroid carcinoma and are going to have total thyroidectomy.
• Patients with unbalanced thyroid hormones.
• Aged 18-65 years at the time of screening.
• Provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with Diabetes.
• Patients with any other chronic inflammatory diseases.
• Steroid treatment.