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NCT Number: NCT06693258

Study of Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy Versus Standard Open Thyroidectomy: Prospective, Comparative Single-Center Study

The aim of our study is to evaluate the two surgical approaches, standard thyroidectomy and robotic thyroidectomy, in terms of postoperative pain management, scar quality, quality of life, as well as the occurrence of postoperative complications (hypocalcemia, compressive cervical hematoma and nerve stimulation)

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Key information

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

clinique Bizet

Paris, 75116, France

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Patrick AIDAN, Doctor

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

bouchra benkessou, chef de projet

CONTACT

[email protected]

07 64 48 60 16

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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.

Treatment and study plan

thyroidectomy by robotic surgery via axillary approach

Procedure

thyroidectomy

thyroidectomy by standard conventional surgery

Procedure

thyroidectomy by standard conventional surgery

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluate the post-operative quality of life at D30 between the two groups

    Time frame: day 30

    thyca-Qol

Secondary outcomes

  1. Total dysphagia score between the two groups

    Time frame: Day7, Day30 and 3 months

    EAT-10 scale

  2. Quality of the scar between the two groups

    Time frame: day 30

    Vancouver scale

  3. Assess the functional recovery of the vocal cords

    Time frame: day 7 and day 30

    fibroscopy

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Clinique Bizet

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Comparative Study of Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy Versus Standard Open Thyroidectomy

Acronym: CARTO

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 18, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 6, 2026

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