Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Alterations in Quality of Life After Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Disease

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Alterations in Quality of Life After Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Disease

Official Title: Alterations in Quality of Life After Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Disease

Study ID: NCT03566537

Conditions

Benign Thyroid Nodule

Quality of Life

Interventions

Thyroidectomy

Study Description

Brief Summary: To detect any changes in Quality of Life in patients with benign thyroid diseases who undergo thyroidectomy compared to patients with benign thyroid diseases and conservative treatment and healthy subjects.

Detailed Description: Benign thyroid diseases are a common public health problem. It has been reported that thyroid diseases can affect Quality of Life (QoL), but this is not easy to be assessed. Therefore, a valid instrument is necessary. Such an instrument is Thyroid-related patient-reported outcomes questionnaire (ThyPRO). ThyPRO has been recently translated and validated in Greek language. The questionnaire consists of 85 items grouped in 14 scales concerning goiter, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and eye symptoms, tiredness, cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression, emotional susceptibility, cosmetic complaints and impaired social, and daily and sex life, as well as overall quality of life. A few studies have demonstrated that various thyroid therapies may improve some aspects of QoL. The aim of the present study is to address the impact of thyroidectomy in QoL in patients with benign thyroid diseases.