Radiation safety study aims to personalize thyroid cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT03986437
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collects standard-of-care images from people with differentiated thyroid cancer who are treated with radioactive iodine (Iodine-131). The goal is to better understand how much radiation reaches healthy organs and what dose is needed to destroy thyroid tissue. By gathering this data, researchers hope to develop safer, more personalized treatment plans and support future large-scale studies on the effects of low-dose radiation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Iodine-131
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors personalize Iodine-131 doses to reduce radiation exposure to healthy organs while still effectively treating thyroid cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that only collects images, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to changes in clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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May 2021
- 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.
Who is studied
All patients with differentiated thyroid cancer and who are eligible for a Iodine-131 (I-131) treatment after a total thyroidectomy or completion thyroidectomy will be invited to join the study.
- 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: 1. Patient with differentiated thyroid cancer (papillary or follicular) stage T1b, T2, T3A, Nx-N0-N1, M0 (according to AJCC 8th edition, 2017) of intermediate risk of recurrence (according to 2015 ATA Risk Stratification System) 2. Patient is eligible to receive a therapeutic activity of 3.7 GBq of I-131 after total thyroidectomy or completion thyroidectomy 3. Age ≥ 18 years old 4. Patient affiliated to the French social security system 5. Patient who has received an informed consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient who has received an external radiotherapy within 6 weeks prior to I-131 treatment 2. Patient who has received a systemic chemotherapy within 6 weeks prior to I-131 treatment 3. History of treatment with I-131 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 5. Any psychological, familial, geographical or sociological condition potentially preventing the medical follow-up and/or study procedures 6. Patient protected by law
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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IUCT-O
Toulouse, France
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