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Smartphone app aims to ease Post-Surgery anxiety in thyroid patients

NCT ID NCT05529732

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cukurova University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a mobile app providing education based on the Life Model can help reduce anxiety and improve daily living activities in people who have had their thyroid gland removed for benign disease. About 68 participants will either receive standard discharge instructions or also get access to the app. Researchers will measure anxiety levels and how well patients manage everyday tasks in the days after surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
e-Mobile Application Patient Education for Patients with Thyroidectomy
What this could lead to
If effective, this mobile education approach could offer a simple, low-cost way to help thyroidectomy patients manage anxiety and return to daily activities more smoothly.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center trial with 68 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is educational, so benefits may be modest and depend on patient engagement.

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Study facts

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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

68 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2021

Finished

Nov 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Planned thyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease * Hospitalized at least one day before surgery * Aged between 18 and 65 years * Able to communicate in Turkish * Conscious and oriented to person, place, and time * No psychiatric disorder * No hearing, speech, or visual impairment * Undergoing partial thyroidectomy, lobectomy, or total thyroidectomy under general anesthesia * Possession and use of an Android-based smartphone * Willing to participate and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of psychiatric disorders * Hearing, speech, or visual impairment * Refusal to provide informed consent * Withdrawal from the study after enrollment * Failure to use the e-mobile application after allocation to the intervention group * Employment in a health-related profession * Cancellation of surgery for any reason * Inability to be contacted during the follow-up period

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder thyroid gland disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Benign thyroid disease Postoperative anxiety Thyroidectomy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Muaz GÜLŞEN

    Adana, Adana, 01250, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Muaz Gülşen

    Adana, Asia, 01250, Turkey (Türkiye)

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