The Outcomes of Ultrasound-guided Thermal Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules
ConditionThyroid Nodules
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorChinese PLA General Hospital
About this trial
1. To evaluate the clinical outcomes of ultrasound-guided thermal ablationfor the treatment of benign thyroid nodules; 2. To develop and validate a artificial intelligence model to predict the outcomes of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
[1]confirmation of benign nodule status on two separate fine- needle aspiration (FNA) or core-needle biopsy (CNB) [2]no suspicious malignant features on ultrasound examination [3]report of cosmetic and/ or symptomatic problems or concern of nodules growing rapidly or malignant transformation [4]refusal or ineligibility for surgery [5]follow-up time ≥6months
Disqualifiers
follicular neoplasm or malignancy findings on biopsy
nodules with benign result on biopsy had suspicious of malignancy in US, including marked hypoechoic, ill-defined margins, taller-than-wide shape or microcalcifications
patients with cystic nodules
patients with contra-lateral vocal cord par- alysis
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- ultrasound-guided thermal ablation
Treatment groups
1,500 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov