Quality in Patients With Permanent Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy

Uppsala University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Permanent Hypoparathyroidism

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04998968

2021-01997

Details and patient eligibility

About

Quality of life study. The study with include all patients operated with total thyroidectomy between 2005-2015 in Uppsala-Örebro healthcare region, Sweden. The study population has been identified in a previous study and includes close to 1700 patients, of which about 200 developed permanent hypoparathyroidism after surgery.

Quality of Life will be assessed using SF-36 Health Surgery and the outcome for patients with and without permanent hypoparathyroidism will be compared.

Enrollment: 1,700 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Total thyroidectomy between 2005-2015 in Uppsala-Orebro healthcare region.

Exclusion criteria

• Malignancy
• Sternotomy
• Previous thyroid surgery
• Previous or concurrent parathyroidectomy

Trial design

1,700 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy

Description:

Patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease. These patients should be operated between 2005-2015 in Uppsala-Örebro healthcare region. Permanent hypoparathyroidism is defined as treatment with Calcium and/or vitamin D more than 12 months after surgery.

Patients without permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy

Description:

Patients without permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease. These patients should be operated between 2005-2015 in Uppsala-Örebro healthcare region.