CompletedNot Applicable

Preoperative Hypocalcaemia, a Comparative Clinical Trial

Egypt86 participantsStarted 2018-01-01

Plain-language summary

two groups of patients undergoing total thyroidectomy one group received calcium and vit d prophylaxis the other group received no prophylaxis the investigator measured calcium level post and preoperative and development of tetant was recorded

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: • patient undergoing total thyroidectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Previous thyroid surgery * Malabsorption diseases * Pregnancy * Previous parathyroid disease or surgery * Vitamin D deficiency * Renal impairment * Hypo or hyper calcaemia * ASA class 3,4

What they're measuring

number of participants with hypocalcemia

Timeframe: 24 hrs post operative

number of participants with hypocalcaemia

Timeframe: after 7 days post operative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04212533

SponsorZagazig University

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-12-15

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