Ultrasound-guided Thermal Ablation for Recurrent Thyroid Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorChinese PLA General Hospital

About this trial

To evaluate the long-term outcomes of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation for recurrent thyroid cancer

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

patient received thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer

recurrent lesions were pathologically proven to be malignant by core-needle biopsy or fine needle aspiration

no evidence of distant metastases.

follow-up period ≥12 months

Disqualifiers

coagulation disorder, serious heart, respiratory, liver, or renal failure

dysfunction of the vocal cord on the opposite side

Trial population

patients with recurrent thyroid cancer

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ultrasound-guided thermal ablation

    Procedure/Surgery

    microwave ablation, radiofrequency ablation, laser ablation

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: ultrasound-guided thermal ablation1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

rate of disease progression

cervical lymph node metastases and persistent tumors confirmed by pathology, Distant metastasis detected by CT, positron emission tomography, or bone scan if there were suspicious symptoms.

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 6 months

Secondary outcomes

1

rate of complications

complication of ablation

Time frame
1 week
2

rate of volume reduction

volume reduction of tumor after ablation on ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 6 months
3

rate of tumor disappearance

complete disappearance of ablated tumor on ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 6 months
4

Tg level

serum thyroglobulin level

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 6 months

Other outcomes

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