Using the PTEye Device to protect parathyroid glands during thyroid surgery
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial tests a special device called PTEye that doctors use during thyroid surgery to help avoid accidentally removing small parathyroid glands (which control calcium levels). It may help you keep those important glands safe.
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Who can take part
- You're scheduled for a total thyroidectomy or thyroid lobectomy (surgery to remove all or part of your thyroid gland).
- You are 18 years old or older.
- Your surgeon is approved by the study team.
- You're not having any other neck surgeries like a parathyroidectomy, Cistrunk procedure, repeat neck surgery, or neck dissection.
- You are not pregnant at the time of the procedure.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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