Dexamethasone after thyroid surgery to help voice and calcium
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Ear, nose & throat, Hormones & metabolism, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This Phase 2 study tests whether giving dexamethasone (a steroid medicine) around the time of total thyroid surgery can improve voice outcomes and reduce low-calcium problems. It may help people avoid hoarseness and symptoms of hypocalcemia after surgery, especially those at risk.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You are having a total thyroidectomy for a non-cancer thyroid problem
- Your thyroid condition is one of: multinodular goitre, toxic nodular goitre, or Graves’ disease
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding
- You do not have certain safety issues with steroids (like diabetes, active tuberculosis, or peptic ulcer disease)
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