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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04204317
Does Parathyroid Autofluorescence Reduces Unintensional Parathyroidectomy During Total Thyroidectomy? (FLUOB)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Real-time intraoperative identification and functional maintenance of structures are of major importance in endocrine surgery, with a critical role in clinical outcomes and patients' quality of life. Despite the advances in preoperative imaging techniques, there is still need for precise intraoperative visualizing. Limitations of naked eye inspection and subjectivity of palpation are imposing challenges even for the most experienced surgeons. Nowadays, attention is attracted to intraoperative imaging techniques using Near Infrared Fluorescence (NIRF) with endogenous or exogenous contrast agents. These imaging techniques are attractive in biomedicine due to its high penetration depth and low scattering in human tissue.
Autofluorescence is the ability of several natural substances or drugs to be fluorescent after the absorbance of light or radiation. It has been already proved that parathyroid glands emit their own light after near-infrared (NIR) around 820nm , providing high contrast to the surrounding tissues. This made near-infrared autofluorescence a potential useful tool in hands of experienced endocrine surgeons in order to distinguish parathyroid glands from other anatomic structures during thyroidectomies.
Approximately 7.6% of thyroid surgeries resulted in hypoparathyroidism, with 75% of these cases being transient and 25% being chronic. The mechanisms that underlie hypoPTH are related to disruption of parathyroid arterial supply or venous drainage, mechanical injury, thermal or electrical injury, and either intentional or inadvertent partial or complete removal.
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the value of intra-operative autofluorescence imaging concerning the unintentional excision rate of parathyroids during total thyroidectomy. Moreover, the investigators are going to evaluate correlation of autofluorescence with 24 hours post-operative PTH.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Thessaloniki, Greece, 54636
- AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient is over 18 years old
- Patient scheduled for a non-emergency operation
- Patient eligible for total thyroidectomy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient is participating in another clinical trial which may affect this study's outcomes
- Prior operation in the neck
- Primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Use of drugs that influences calcium metabolism (Vitamin D analogues, oral calcium supplements, bisphosphonates, teriparatide, thiazide diuretics, aromatase inhibitors)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Cohort
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
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Autofluorescence
The surgeon will perform the preplanned operation with FLUOBEAM XS. The following intraoperative variables will be recorded for all patients:
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Control
The surgeon will perform the preplanned operation without FLUOBEAM XS. The following intraoperative variables will be recorded for all patients:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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The contribution of intra-operative autofluorescence imaging on unintentional excision rate of parathyroids during total thyroidectomy.
Time Frame: 6 months
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The aim of the study is to evaluate the use of autofluorescence to distinguish parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy
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6 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Detecting the changes of practice in performing total thyroidectomy when monitoring parathyroids with autofluorescence.
Time Frame: 6 months
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If autofluorescence is proved to be a useful tool in endocrine surgeons hands, the preservation of parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy would be easier.
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6 months
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Comparing autofluorescence monitored minimal invasive total thyroidectomy with classic minimal invasive total thyroidectomy
Time Frame: 6 months
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To compare the duration and safety of minimal invasive thyroidectomy with or without FLUOBEAM XS
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6 months
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Correlating autofluorescence with 24 hours post-operative PTH.
Time Frame: 7 months
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This study aims to analyze statistically and prove the possible correlation of autofluorescence results with post-operative PTH
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7 months
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Identifying the cut-off points that predict low PTH levels (less than 20pg/ml)
Time Frame: 7 months
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After statistical analysis, we will try to find the cut-off point of PTH levels after autofluorescence results (if they are statistical significant correlated with post-operative PTH)
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7 months
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Identifying and analyzing problematic groups of patients
Time Frame: 6 months
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This study will sign out the disadvantages of FLUOBEAM XS or cases that its use should be avoided.
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Theodossis S Papavramidis, MD, PhD, AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece
Study record dates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- FLUOB
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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