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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/083649 [Registered on: 28/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Study to understand the recovery of any loss of sensation of chest wall following endoscopic thyroid surgery 
Scientific Title of Study   A Prospective Observational Study on Sensory Changes, Analyzing Paresthesia/Hypoesthesia in the Neck and Anterior Chest Following Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Axillo Breast and Bilateral Axillo Breast Approaches done for Benign or Cytologically Indeterminate lesion 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Anita Dhar 
Designation  professor 
Affiliation  ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 
Address  Room no 430 Fourth Floor Department of Surgical Disciplines Surgery Block

South
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  09810198239  
Fax    
Email  dranitadharbhan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Anita Dhar 
Designation  professor 
Affiliation  ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 
Address  Room no 430 Fourth Floor Department of Surgical Disciplines Surgery Block


DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  09810198239  
Fax    
Email  dranitadharbhan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Venkatesh S 
Designation  Tranee M.S. 
Affiliation  ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 
Address  Room no 430 Fourth Floor Department of Surgical Disciplines Surgery Block

South
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  08939273303  
Fax    
Email  venkatesh591999@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Room 430, 4th Floor, Surgery Block, Department of Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS, New Delhi 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  none  
Address  none 
Type of Sponsor  Other [] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Anita Dhar  All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi  Room 430, 4th Floor, Surgery Block, Department of Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS, New Delhi
South
DELHI 
9810198239

dranitadharbhan@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
AIIMS Institute Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: E079||Disorder of thyroid, unspecified, (2) ICD-10 Condition: E078||Other specified disorders of thyroid,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Surgery  Thyroid Surgery will be done using endoscope/ laparoscope by making access through small incisions at Axilla and periareolar site bilaterally - BABA approach. Intervention in the form of surgery is one time but followed up at one, 7, 30 and 90 days after surgery. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age 18 years
Benign or cytologically indeterminate lesions involving single lobe of size 6cm or 60cm or both lobes
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Age below 18 yrs
Refusal to give consent
Patients not fit for general anaesthesia/neck
extension required for surgical positioning
History of head and neck surgery and previous irradiation
1 All thyroid lesions of size 6 cm or 60ml
2 All malignant lesions of thyroid
3 Evidence of active clinical hyperthyroidism or thyroiditis
4 Substernal thyroidal extension of swelling
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the incidence and resolution of neck and anterior chest paresthesia/hypoesthesia in patients undergoing endoscopic thyroidectomy via Axillo-breast and Bilateral Axillo-breast approaches done for Benign or Cytologically Indeterminate Lesions  preoperatively, postoperatively on day 1, 3, 7, 30, 90 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the impact of paresthesia/hypoesthesia in the neck & anterior chest wall & also other associated complications following endoscopic thyroidectomy via Axillo-breast & Bilateral Axillo-breast approaches done for Benign or Cytologically Indeterminate Lesions in terms of quality of life.  baseline before surgery
at Post operative 1 day 10 days 30 days 90 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="64"
Sample Size from India="64" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/04/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Endoscopic Thyroidectomy has been a revolutionary invention in the evolution of thyroid surgeries. However, defining its commonly encountered complications and its impact on the quality of life, as it becomes prudent for both the patient and the surgeon so that they are made well aware of the impact of such complications in the postoperative period.Endoscopic Thyroidectomy has been a revolutionary invention in the evolution of thyroid surgeries. However, defining its commonly encountered complications and its impact on the quality of life, as it becomes prudent for both the patient and the surgeon so that they are made well aware of the impact of such complications in the postoperative period. 
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