Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Drains Usage vs Without Drains After Thyroid Surgery
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorAssiut University
About this trial
The aim of this study is to compare patients who used drain to patients who did not use drain post-thyroidectomy regarding the short-term outcomes .
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
(1) Male or female patients undergoing thyroidectomy (2) Patients with ages: from 18 to 60 years old. (3) Patients with normal thyroid function tests (4) Patients who are fit for general-anesthesia.
Disqualifiers
(1) Patients with bleeding diathesis and those on anticoagulants. (2) Patients with thyrotoxicosis (uncontrolled) (3) Patients those requiring neck L.N dissection. (4) Patients with previous neck surgeries. (5) Patients with severe comorbid conditions with high risk for general anesthesia.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Suction Drain placement (Example: Q-vac)
DeviceAfter thyroid surgery we pust drain at bed of surgery to monitor post operative bleeding.
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Group drain (A)Active comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Group no drain (B)No intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Rate of hematoma post-operative .
Rate of post operative hematoma formation and effect of drain in preventing it
Time frame
24 hoursSecondary outcomes
1
Rate of infection
Compare Rate of surgical site infection between two groups
Time frame
7 days2
Rate of re intervention
Time frame
7 days3
Post-operative pain by visual analogue scale
Time frame
3 days4
Post-operative hospital stay in days
Length of hospital stay: described as the length of a single hospitalization, which is determined by subtracting the day of admission from the day of discharge. Data are collected from patients underwent thyroid surgery using a pretested, structured interviewer-administered questionnaire, medical record review,
Time frame
7 daysLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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