Goitres Influence on Voice Function - The Impact of Surgery

University of Southern Denmark60 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to investigate the influence benign non-toxic goitre and the surgical treatment hereof on the voice function before and 6 months following surgery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Goiter

Interventions

ThyroidectomyPROCEDURE

Regular thyroidectomy or hemithyroidectomy through Kocher's skin incision

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: * Patients undergoing hemi- or total thyroidectomy for benign non-toxic goiter with pressure symptoms * The patients must be able to understand, write and read Danish Exclusion criteria: * Previous surgery to the neck * Diabetes or any neuromuscular disorders. * Present or previous head and neck malignancy, including malignancy found in the surgical thyroid specimen or suspicion hereof.

Locations (1)

Odense University Hospital

Odense, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of patients with changed frequency range in voice function following thyroidectomy

Change in frequency range (Hz) of the Voice Range Profiler Phonetogram from baseline to 6 months after surgery.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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