Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Surgeon Emotional Support on Treatment Choice for Low-risk Thyroid Cancer
The Effect of Surgeon Emotional Support on Treatment Choice for Low-risk Thyroid Cancer: a Randomized Hypothetical Choice Experiment
- 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)
118 adults with benign thyroid nodules who were seen at a UW Health clinic for a fine needle biopsy and do not need surgery will be enrolled and can expect to be on study for a one-time visit of up to 60 minutes. Each participant will be randomized to watch one of two videos simulating a patient-surgeon discussion about treatment options for low-risk thyroid cancer with or without emotionally supportive statements.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benign Thyroid Nodule | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Thyroid Cancer | Malignant Thyroid Gland Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Thyroid Nodule | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emotionally Supportive Video | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard Video | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard Video
- description
- A video simulation of a patient-surgeon discussion about treatment options for low-risk thyroid cancer WITHOUT emotionally supportive statements
- interventionNames
- Other: Standard Video
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Emotionally Supportive Video
- description
- A video simulation of a patient-surgeon discussion about treatment options for low-risk thyroid cancer WITH emotionally supportive statements
- interventionNames
- Other: Emotionally Supportive Video
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Treatment Choice
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria (Determined during electronic medical record (EMR) screening): * Seen in a UW Health Clinic for fine needle aspiration (FNA) of a thyroid nodule in the last 30 days * Thyroid nodule measures ≤4 centimeters * Benign thyroid nodule biopsy result * Able to speak and read English * Access to internet Inclusion Criteria (Determined/reconfirmed during pre-study screening on Qualtrics): * Seen in a UW Health Clinic for FNA of a thyroid nodule in the last 30 days Exclusion Criteria (Determined during EMR screening): * Additional thyroid nodule biopsy results that are not benign * History of thyroid cancer * History of thyroid surgery * Has seen a surgeon about thyroid or parathyroid surgery * Has a referral to see a surgeon about thyroid surgery * Deaf * Blind * Vulnerable populations such as prisoners Exclusion Criteria (Reconfirmed during pre-study screening on Qualtrics): * History of thyroid cancer * History of thyroid surgery * Has seen a surgeon about thyroid or parathyroid surgery * Plans to see a surgeon about thyroid surgery
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDEvans EE, Dougherty A, Jensen CB, Sinco B, Robinson N, Ozkan M, Khan I, Roche K, Saucke MC, Bushaw KJ, Antunez AG, Voils CI, Pitt SC. Thyroid Cancer-Related Fear & Anxiety in Patients With Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct;302:805-813. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.108. Epub 2024 Sep 4. PMID 39236399