Prediction of Thyroid Cancer From Ultrasonographic Characteristics of Thyroid Nodules

Istanbul Science University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Thyroid Nodule

Treatments: Procedure: Thyroid ultrasonography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00571090

511

B.30.2.IBU.0.01.00.00/511

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to identify which ultrasonographic feature or a combination of features is the best predictor of thyroid cancer in thyroid nodules.

Enrollment: 735 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 89 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with thyroid nodules over 10 mm in the longest diameter
• Euthyroid or hypothyroid subjects with a solitary thyroid nodule or multinodular goiter
• Subjects with a hypoactive nodule in the thyroid scan and a low TSH

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with four or more thyroid nodules that are over 10 mm
• Subjects with low TSH and hyperactive nodule on thyroid scan

Trial design

735 participants in 1 patient group

Thyroid nodule

Description:

Subjects who present with thyroid nodules will be enrolled into the study. Euthyroid and hypothyroid subjects with a solitary thyroid nodule or multinodular goiter will be enrolled. For subjects with a suppressed TSH, a thyroid scan will be performed. Subjects with a hypoactive nodule in the thyroid scan and a low TSH will be enrolled.

Treatment:

Procedure: Thyroid ultrasonography