Purse String Suture for the Closure of Large Thyroidectomy Resulted in Better Cosmetics

NCT03035383 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DCiptoMGHAKurnia
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Thyroidectomy for large thyroid tumor poses a problem of cosmetics, especially in terms of wide post-operative scar and prominent neck wrinkles. In this manuscript, we performed purse-string suture for the first time for the closure of skin defect after thyroidectomy of large thyroid tumors which resulted in better cosmetics as compared to the conventional suturing method.

Conditions

Thyroidectomy

Keywords

Large thyroid; purse string suture; thyroidectomy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Length of scar

  Length of scar in milimeter

  8 to 12 weeks following thyroidectomy

• Width of scar

  Width of scar in milimeter

  8 to 12 weeks following thyroidectomy

• Wrinkle

  Presence of wrinkle

  8 to 12 weeks following thyroidectomy

• Patient's satisfaction

  Patient's satisfaction assessed using Likert scale of 1 to 10

  8 to 12 weeks following thyroidectomy

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Duration of surgery

  During surgery

• Bleeding

  During surgery

• Post operative hospital stay

  1 week following thyroidectomy

Study Arms (2)

Purse String Technique

EXPERIMENTAL

Thyroidectomy closure is performed using purse string technique.

Procedure: Purse string technique

Conventional technique

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Thyroidectomy closure is performed using conventional technique.

Procedure: Conventional technique

Interventions

Purse string technique PROCEDURE

Thyroidectomy closure is performed using purse string suturing technique.

Also known as: PST

Purse String Technique

Conventional technique PROCEDURE

Thyroidectomy closure is performed using conventional suturing technique.

Also known as: CT

Conventional technique

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• New cases of thyroid tumor in Doctor Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
• Tumor diameter \> 6 cm

You may not qualify if:

• Previous surgery in the anterior neck area
• Local involvement of lymph nodes requiring nodes dissection

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: No masking
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Surgical Oncology

Model Details: Non-randomized controlled study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 22, 2017
• First Posted: January 30, 2017
• Study Start: October 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2014
• Study Completion: December 31, 2014
• Last Updated: January 30, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share