Clinical trial · Observational
Skin-crease Thyroidectomy
The Natural Neck Crease as an Anatomic Landmark for Thyroid Surgery Incision
NCT04248114CI-TRIAL-00054459completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
We performed a retrospective observational-analytic study. Anatomical measurements were performed on 118 participants during an ultrasound exam, and demographic data was collected from their medical files. The data was stratified according to age, sex, patient's body mass index (BMI), and height.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thyroid Nodule | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound of the Neck | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- anatomical relations between the second neck skin crease and the thyroid gland isthmus and cricoid cartilage
- timeFrame
- June 1st 2016 until August 31 2018
- description
- Several neck creases can be observed in normal adults. The first upper crease runs horizontally roughly along the thyroid notch and hyoid bone. A second lower neck crease runs parallel to it approximately at the height of the cricoid; the measurements, in centimeters, in our study relate to this crease.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 120 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects who underwent assessment of the thyroid gland Exclusion Criteria: Patients who had any neck surgical procedure prior to the test, patients with abnormalities in the anterior neck, and patients without clear second crease were excluded.
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTFancy T, Gallagher D 3rd, Hornig JD. Surgical anatomy of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2010 Apr;43(2):221-7, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.01.001. PMID 20510710
- RESULTBrunaud L, Zarnegar R, Wada N, Ituarte P, Clark OH, Duh QY. Incision length for standard thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy: when is it minimally invasive? Arch Surg. 2003 Oct;138(10):1140-3. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1140. PMID 14557134
- RESULTChoi Y, Lee JH, Kim YH, Lee YS, Chang HS, Park CS, Roh MR. Impact of postthyroidectomy scar on the quality of life of thyroid cancer patients. Ann Dermatol. 2014 Dec;26(6):693-9. doi: 10.5021/ad.2014.26.6.693. Epub 2014 Nov 26. PMID 25473220