Ultrasound-guided Thermal Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules
ConditionThyroid Nodule (Benign)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorChinese PLA General Hospital
About this trial
To evaluate long-term outcomes of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation for benign thyroid nodules
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
confirmation of benign nodule status on two separate fine- needle aspiration or core-needle biopsy
no suspicious malignant features on ultrasound examination
report of cosmetic and/ or symptomatic problems or concern of nodules growing rapidly or malignant transformation
refusal or ineligibility for surgery
Disqualifiers
follicular neoplasm or malignancy findings on biopsy
nodules with benign result on biopsy had suspicious of malignancy in US
patients with contra-lateral vocal cord paralysis
previous radiation to the head and neck
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- ultrasound-guided thermal ablation
Treatment groups
1,500 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov