Goitres Influence on Voice Function - The Impact of Surgery (SOLOIST)

University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Goiter

Treatments: Procedure: Thyroidectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02468921

S-20131

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to investigate the influence benign non-toxic goitre and the surgical treatment hereof on the voice function before and 6 months following surgery.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing hemi- or total thyroidectomy for benign non-toxic goiter with pressure symptoms
• The patients must be able to understand, write and read Danish

Exclusion criteria

• Previous surgery to the neck
• Diabetes or any neuromuscular disorders.
• Present or previous head and neck malignancy, including malignancy found in the surgical thyroid specimen or suspicion hereof.