Trial Information
Evaluation of Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies: Prediction of Thyroid Cancer From Ultrasonographic Characteristics of Thyroid Nodules
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with thyroid nodules over 10 mm in the longest diameter
- Euthyroid or hypothyroid subjects with a solitary thyroid nodule or multinodular
goiter
- Subjects with a hypoactive nodule in the thyroid scan and a low TSH
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with four or more thyroid nodules that are over 10 mm
- Subjects with low TSH and hyperactive nodule on thyroid scan
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Outcome Measure:
Thyroid cancer
Outcome Time Frame:
one year
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Ahmet Selcuk Can, MD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Istanbul Science University and Group Florence Nightingale
Authority:
Turkey: Ministry of Health
Study ID:
B.30.2.IBU.0.01.00.00/511
NCT ID:
NCT00571090
Start Date:
June 2003
Completion Date:
July 2013
Related Keywords:
- Thyroid Nodule
- Thyroid nodule
- Biopsy, Fine-Needle
- Thyroid Neoplasms
- Thyroid Diseases
- Thyroid Nodule