Plain-English translation of NCT06149637 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Read our Thyroid Cancer research guide →This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing two different surgical approaches for removing lymph nodes in the neck that have spread thyroid cancer. You would receive one of these two surgical techniques during your thyroid cancer treatment. The goal is to figure out which approach works better and causes fewer complications.
When thyroid cancer spreads to lymph nodes in the lateral (side) of the neck, surgery is needed to remove them. Doctors have two main ways to perform this surgery, but there isn't clear evidence about which approach is better for patients or causes fewer side effects.
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You would undergo lateral cervical lymph node dissection surgery, where your surgeon will remove lymph nodes from the side of your neck. Depending on which study group you are randomly assigned to, your surgeon will use either a traditional surgical approach or an anterior (front-access) approach to reach and remove the affected nodes. You may also have thyroid removal or other neck surgery at the same time if medically needed.
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Colombia
Sponsor
Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello
Collaborators
Hospital Alma Mater de Antioquia, Hospital San Vicente Fundación
Enrollment target
~62 participants
Started
August 2023
Primary completion
August 2025
This trial's estimated completion date has passed — the record may not be fully up to date.
Age range
18 Years – 99 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in October 2024.
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Central contact
Alvaro Sanabria, MD
Universidad de Antioquia
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