Simple neck stretches may ease voice and anxiety after thyroid surgery
NCT ID NCT07277647
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether gentle head and neck stretching exercises, started the day after thyroidectomy, could help patients' voice function, anxiety, and psychological resilience. 103 adults were randomly assigned to either the stretching program plus education or routine care alone. Researchers measured voice, anxiety, and resilience before surgery and at several points up to one month after. The goal is to see if this simple, low-cost intervention improves recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured patient education and head-neck stretching exercises
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these simple exercises could become a standard part of recovery after thyroid surgery, helping patients regain voice function and feel less anxious.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 103 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises are low-risk, but benefits may be modest or not significantly better than routine care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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103 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patients aged between 18 and 65, with adequate cognitive functions, who could communicate in Turkish, and who volunteered to participate in the study were included in our study. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who had previously undergone partial thyroidectomy, had cervical problems before thyroidectomy, had current or previous voice disorders, or had any illness that could affect decision-making ability (psychological disorder, dementia, etc.) were not included in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atatürk University Research Hospital, Erzurum, Türkiye
Erzurum, 25000, Turkey (Türkiye)