Patients with small favorable malignant or indeterminate thyroid nodules will receive information about management of thyroid nodules. Participants will be asked to complete brief surveys at the time of enrollment, shortly after the consultation appointment with the surgeon, and a few months after either the consultation or the surgery, to assess their satisfaction with their decision and decision making process. All participants will receive routine care and counseling by their endocrinologist and surgeon.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
134
Participants will receive information about thyroid nodules and their management
Stony Brook University Cancer Center
Stony Brook, New York, United States
RECRUITINGRate of congruence between informed values and treatment choice
Percent of patients with congruence between treatment option and informed values based on a survey
Time frame: 6 months from surgery or surgical consultation date
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