Postoperative Analgesia and Recovery Quality in Total Thyroidectomy

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorIstinye University

About this trial

This prospective observational study evaluates the association between postoperative analgesic approaches and recovery outcomes in patients undergoing elective total thyroidectomy. Patients will be followed under routine clinical care without intervention or randomization.

The primary outcome is the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) score at 24 hours. Secondary outcomes include swallowing pain, resting pain, opioid consumption, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and additional analgesic requirement.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients aged 18-75 years

ASA physical status classification I-III

Patients scheduled for elective bilateral total thyroidectomy

Patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia

Disqualifiers

Chronic opioid use (≥3 months of regular opioid use)

Presence of chronic pain syndrome

Psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment

History of neurological disease (stroke, dementia, Parkinson's disease, etc.)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cervical Plexus Block

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators