Measuring Patient Expectations for Thyroid Surgery

The purpose of this study is to learn more about what patients undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer expect from their surgery. Your input may help us to better prepare and inform patients about their disease and its treatment.

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This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Thyroid Cancer Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Thyroid Diseases Thyroid Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, 10065, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age ≥18 years
English speaking
Patients with confirmed thyroid malignancy confirmed by preoperative fine needle biopsy (any stage) planned for surgical excision

Exclusion criteria

Inability to speak or understand English
Inability to provide meaningful informed consent due to physical, cognitive, or psychiatric disability
Prior thyroid surgery
Prior radioactive iodine treatment, external beam radiation or chemotherapy

Treatment and study plan

patient interviews

Behavioral

The pre-operative interview will be within 4 weeks of planned surgery and the postoperative interview within 8 weeks of surgery completion. This initial study is designed to develop an instrument to measure patient preoperative expectations in this patient population.

CITSAV survey

Behavioral

Individual semi-structured qualitative interviews will be conducted with a total of 10 patients and 5 clinicians during this phase to identify and discuss levels of satisfaction, level of burden, potential obstacles to implementation, as well as suggestions for improving the intervention

Primary outcomes

To establish a patient-reported outcomes tool for measuring preoperative expectations in patients undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer.

Time frame: 2 year

This will be done by conducting qualitative semistructured interviews with 15 thyroid cancer patients (pre- and postoperatively) to identify recurring themes about their expectations regarding thyroid surgery.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Measuring Patient Expectations for Thyroid Surgery: Development of a Patient-Reported Outcomes Instrument

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Aug 9, 2011
Registry last updated: Aug 3, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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