Armpit robot surgery for thyroid: less scarring or just hype?
NCT ID NCT06693258
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study compares two ways to remove the thyroid gland: standard open surgery (cut in the neck) and robotic surgery through the armpit. Researchers will look at pain, scar quality, voice recovery, and complications like low calcium or bleeding. About 100 adults having thyroid removal will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If robotic thyroidectomy proves better, it could offer patients less pain and better scar outcomes after thyroid surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage comparison study. Robotic surgery may not show clear advantages over standard methods and carries its own risks.
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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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Subject aged over 20 years * Referred for a thyroidectomy (total or partial) * Absence of participation in another clinical study * Subject affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme * Accepts the completion of the various study questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * Patient under 20 years of age. * Patients who have undergone combined radical cervical lymph node dissection * Patient with a postoperative wound problem * Patient with an underlying systemic disease that may influence the wound healing process * Unable to undergo medical follow-up for the study.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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clinique Bizet
RECRUITINGParis, 75116, France
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