Smartphone app could ease neck pain after thyroid surgery
NCT ID NCT07707401
First seen Jul 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a WeChat mini program that guides neck rehabilitation exercises can help people recover more comfortably after thyroid surgery. About 200 adults who have had their thyroid removed will either use the app-based program or receive standard care with video instructions. The study measures neck pain, disability, and movement-related discomfort in the early weeks after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- WeChat-supported neck rehabilitation exercises
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve neck recovery after thyroid surgery using a smartphone app.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 200 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on patient engagement, and the benefit over standard care may be small.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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 to 60 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: * Undergoing thyroid surgery * Postoperative condition stable, with the attending physician assessing the patient as fit for neck movement * Willing to participate in the study, complete scheduled follow-ups, and sign a written informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior thyroid or neck surgery * History of cervical spondylosis, cervical spine surgery, neck trauma, or other conditions affecting neck mobility * Postoperative complications rendering the patient unsuitable for neck movement training, such as confirmed recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, chyle leak, or complications requiring reoperation or prolonged drainage, or incision infection * Persistent postoperative dizziness or other conditions unsuitable for exercise * Unable to use WeChat and lacking assistance from family members
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200233, China
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