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Can a video keep thyroid cancer patients on track after surgery?

NCT ID NCT07823543

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: West China Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

After thyroid surgery for differentiated thyroid cancer, patients often need to take thyroid hormone at doses that keep TSH in a specific target range. Researchers at West China Hospital are testing whether adding a short educational video to standard instructions helps patients hit those targets more often. The trial enrolls 400 adults scheduled for thyroid surgery and randomly assigns them to receive either usual education alone or usual education plus the video. The team measures TSH compliance, patient satisfaction, knowledge, and anxiety to see whether video-based teaching is a practical addition to postoperative care.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Educational video on postoperative TSH suppression therapy
What this could lead to
If the videos help, hospitals could use them to help thyroid cancer patients stick to their hormone-suppression targets after surgery.
What could go wrong
This is an education study, not a test of a new drug, so it cannot change how thyroid cancer itself is treated. Videos may not improve compliance, and results from 400 patients at selected hospitals may not apply everywhere.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 400 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for thyroid surgery, aged between 18 and 60 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to read and write, pregnant, or with a history of thyroid surgery; * suffering from other malignant tumors or mental disorders; * unable to complete the questionnaire independently or requiring assistance from others.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

differentiated thyroid carcinoma thyroid cancer Thyroid Neoplasms Thyroid Nodule

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Education of patients Thyroid cancer Thyroid nodule TSH

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