UnknownPhase 4

Determination of Parathyroid Function by Fluorescence With Indocyanine Green (ICG) After Total Thyroidectomy

Spain40 participantsStarted 2016-11

Plain-language summary

The intensity of parathyroid fluorescence that occurs after intravenous injection of indocyanine green during the performance of a total thyroidectomy correlates with postoperative parathyroid function and could be used as a diagnostic marker of postoperative hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia.

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Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are going to undergo total thyroidectomy, with or without cervical lymph node dissection. * Visualization of 2 or more parathyroid glands during the surgical act. * Normal renal and hepatic functions. * Absence of a history of hypersensitivity reactions to iodine or indocyanine green. * Able to understand the nature and protocol of the study and its procedures * Willingness to participate with the subsequent signing of informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Hepatic or renal insufficiency * Hypersensitivity to iodine or to indocyanine green. * Pregnancy or lactation * Inability to understand the nature and procedures of the study. * Patients with known preoperative hyperparathyroidism.

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What they're measuring

Calcemia

Timeframe: Day 1 after surgery

Subjective parathyroid fluorescence

Timeframe: Intraoperatively

Objective parathyroid fluorescence

Timeframe: Intraoperatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04012476

SponsorHospital Son Espases

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-03

Contact for this trial

Jaime Bonnín Pascual, MD

871205959 jaime.bonnin@ssib.es

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Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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