Medico-economic Study of the Lobo-isthmectomy Assisted Robot (LIRA)

May 3, 2023 updated by: University Hospital, Montpellier
This is a study of health economics longitudinal cohort on the evaluation of direct medical cost of a surgical technique based on the use of an innovative device (the da Vinci® surgical robot Si) and its comprehensive care.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Detailed Description

Over 50,000 thyroidectomies are performed each year in France. The externally surgery produces satisfactory results, but it nevertheless remains a risk of complications in the order of 10 to 20%. Moreover, the patients operated by traditional externally have a basi-cervical visible scar which is a major concern for many of them. The team of Montpellier University Hospital is a pioneer in the use of the technique of endoscopic thyroidectomy under robotic assistance that saves totally cervical scarring for patients, but also decrease the rate of complications. This technique based on the use of the da Vinci robotic system if justified, depending on the manufacturer and the scientific literature, with its minimally invasive character, an amplitude of greater movement than the hand of man, and movements called intuitive that reduce tremors instruments during the operation (Patel 2008). In France and in Europe, there is a growing demand from patients and surgeons to access the surgical technique. An assessment of the real and specific cost of this technique and its overall management is essential in order to assess the financial impact of the introduction of this surgery for our hospitals, or no data is available on this in Literature.

The main objective of this study is to describe the direct medical cost of the treatment of thyroid Lobo-Isthmectomy Robot-Assisted (LIRA) with a follow-up 12 months. The secondary objectives of this research are to determine the rate of laryngeal paralysis, the rate of complications specific to access axillary robot, the size of the incision made for surgery, the number of channel conversion transaxillary assisted robot traditional externally, to assess the satisfaction of each patient over his scar, pain over time, the evolution of potential disorders sensitivity of anterior chest wall, the vocal functional suites and quality of life self-administered questionnaire (Voice handicap Index VHI 10 and Short Forme SF-36), and finally to compare the cost of care by the robot with the average cost of a conventional surgery.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

9

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient candidate for thyroid lobectomy or lobo-isthmectomy for benign nodular disease
  • normal laryngeal mobility (clinical evaluation by an ENT (Ear-Nose-Throat) Doctor)
  • breast cancer absence being supported
  • No suspected thyroid cancer
  • Nodules size <6cm
  • Confirm Benin character nodules by fine needle biopsy made within 6 months prior to patient inclusion
  • Patient available for post-operative follow-up of 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient participating or having participated in another interventional study in the previous 3 months or exclusion period determined by a previous study
  • Patient under guardianship or trusteeship or under judicial protection
  • Inability to give informed patient information
  • Pregnant women, breastfeeding or parturient
  • Contraindications (or incompatible combination therapy) for a necessary treatment in this study
  • contraindication to general anesthesia
  • Emergencies
  • Breast Cancer being supported
  • treatment or surgical sentinel node of the planned breast cancer
  • thyroid nodule ranked in the ultrasound TIRADS 5 (Thyroid image reporting and data system)
  • Fine needle aspiration biopsy with BETHESDA score result 5 and 6
  • Plunging Nodule

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: lobo isthmectomy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
direct medical cost
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 30, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 10, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

November 10, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 8, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

November 10, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 4, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2023

Last Verified

May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 9657

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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