Study of the Prevalence of Osteo-metabolic Complications in Patients With Thyroid Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorIRCCS San Raffaele

About this trial

This is a multicenter retrospective observational study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of osteo-metabolic complications in patients with thyroid cancer.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

age ≥ 18 years

Histological diagnosis of Thyroid Carcinoma

radiological data from chest x-ray in lateral projection in the preoperative evaluation on which the vertebral morphometry

Signing of the informed consent

Disqualifiers

Subjects not falling within the previously described criteria are excluded

Trial population

Patients with thyroid cancers who have been evaluated at the outpatient clinics of the Endocrinology Unit of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and the Nuclear Medicine Unit of the Spedali Civili di Brescia.

Trial design

Design model

Case-control

Time perspective

Retrospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Diagnostic (chest x-ray /DXA)and clinical data collected for clinical practice

    Diagnostic test

    Biochemical, clinical and radiological data performed for clinical practice will be retrospectively collected. Osteoporosis and vertebral fractures will be diagnosed through DXA scan and vertebral morphometry.

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

To estimate the incidence and prevalence of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures in Patients With Thyroid Cancer

To estimate the incidence and prevalence of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures detected through DXA scan and vertebral morphometry. The effects on bone complications of the patients' clinical and biochemical characteristics will be investigated.

Time frame
1 year

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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IRCCS San Raffaele

Lead sponsor

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia

Collaborator