Ultrasound-guided Thermal Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules

Chinese PLA General Hospital (301 Hospital)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Thyroid Nodule (Benign)

Treatments: Procedure: ultrasound-guided thermal ablation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06729762

2024-654

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate long-term outcomes of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation for benign thyroid nodules

Full description

To evaluate and predict long-term clinical outcomes of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation for benign thyroid nodules by a multicenter study

Enrollment: 1,500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. confirmation of benign nodule status on two separate fine- needle aspiration or core-needle biopsy
2. no suspicious malignant features on ultrasound examination
3. report of cosmetic and/ or symptomatic problems or concern of nodules growing rapidly or malignant transformation
4. refusal or ineligibility for surgery
5. follow-up time ≥12 months

Exclusion criteria

1. follicular neoplasm or malignancy findings on biopsy
2. nodules with benign result on biopsy had suspicious of malignancy in US
3. patients with contra-lateral vocal cord paralysis
4. previous radiation to the head and neck
5. follow- up time less than 12 months

Trial design

1,500 participants in 1 patient group

ultrasound-guided thermal ablation

Description:

ultrasound-guided thermal ablation

Treatment:

Procedure: ultrasound-guided thermal ablation