Thyroid study aims to spare patients from unnecessary surgery and lifelong pills
NCT ID NCT07370675
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for people with small thyroid nodules (under 2 cm) that might be cancerous. Instead of immediate surgery, which can lead to lifelong thyroid medication and other side effects, researchers want to see if regular check-ups and ultrasounds are a safe option. They will follow 165 adults for up to 5 years to see how many need surgery later or have the nodule grow.
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- Phase
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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
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About 165 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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30 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age of 30 years or older AND * a single nodule with a Follicular neoplasm or suspicious for a follicular neoplasm (category IV in the Bethesda system) AND * tumor size of less than 2 cm in all dimensions AND * EU-TIRADS 3 or 4 in Ultrasound imaging examination. Exclusion Criteria: * EU-TIRADS 5 in Ultrasound imaging examination. * suspicion of disseminated disease because of PET-positive lymph nodes; suspect lymph-nodes by US or by CT-scan; or signs of capsular invasion of the tumor, or irregular shape or margins, extrathyroidal growth OR * tumor placement at a high-risk location (in the thyroid capsule with extracapsular extension toward vessels, RLN, or the trachea) OR * previous thyroid surgery OR * concomitant hyperparathyroidism (ionized calcium \> 1.32 mmol/L and PTH \> 6 pmol/L) OR * if the patient is pregnant OR * If the patient is unable to give informed consent. OR * If calcitonin is elevated above normal level
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryRigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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